Michael Weinkowitz

Michael is a nationally recognized litigator who represents plaintiffs in complex products liability and mass tort litigation throughout the United States. For more than two decades, he has repeatedly been appointed by courts to leadership positions in some of the nation’s largest multidistrict litigations and coordinated state court proceedings involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, and technology platforms. He has earned a reputation for his exceptional trial skills, effectively managing sophisticated pretrial proceedings and advancing technically complex cases against some of the world’s largest corporations.

Michael is known for his strategic leadership in high-stakes litigation, particularly in the areas of discovery, bellwether trial preparation, state-federal coordination, and global settlement negotiations. He is widely respected for his collaborative leadership style, practical problem-solving, and ability to build consensus among plaintiffs’ counsel in complex proceedings involving competing interests and nationwide coordination.

Michael holds multiple leadership appointments in the federal social media addiction multidistrict litigation In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, which consolidates thousands of lawsuits brought by school districts, families, and state attorneys general alleging that TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube intentionally designed their platforms to be addictive and caused harm to children and adolescents. He serves as Co-Chair of the School District Committee, Co-Chair of the TikTok Liability Team, and as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Leadership Committee.

Previously, in one of the most significant youth vaping litigations in the country In re Juul Labs, Inc. Products Liability Litigation, Michael served on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, as Chair of the Law and Briefing Committee, and as Co-Chair of the Discovery Committee, where he was also a member of the bellwether trial team.

Michael has also held leadership appointments in numerous other nationally significant litigations, including In re Xarelto Products Liability Litigation, In re Yaz/Yasmin/Ocella Products Liability Litigation, In re Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, In re Pradaxa Products Liability Litigation, In re Fresenius Granuflo/Naturalyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation, In re Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, and In re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation.

Michael is recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the areas of complex litigation, class actions/mass torts, and product liability.  In addition, Michael serves as an Advisory Board member for the LexisNexis Practice Guides on Pennsylvania Civil Pre-Trial Practice and Pennsylvania Civil Trial Practice. He regularly lectures and speaks on topics involving complex litigation, multidistrict litigation practice, discovery strategy, bellwether trial preparation, and mass tort coordination.