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Sean Wajert

Sean Wajert

Phone: (215) 994-2387
Dechert LLP Circa Centre, 2929 Arch Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104 United States

About

Sean P. Wajert, an attorney based in Philadelphia, concentrates his practice on the defense of companies in the chemical, energy, consumer product, drug and medical device industries.

Practice Areas

* Mass Tort Defense * Product Liability Defense * Toxic Tort Defense * Consumer Fraud Act Defense

Professional Associations

* Vice Chair of the Mass Torts & Class Actions subcommittee of the Defense Research Institute. * Member PDI * Member American Bar Association * Member Pennsylvania Bar Association

Education

* Harvard University, B.A. magna cum laude, 1981 * University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. cum laude, 1984

Recent Articles

Medical Monitoring Webinar Next Week

Sean Wajert
March 15, 2012 17:14

I wanted to remind readers know that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled "Medical Monitoring in Products Liability Claims: Challenges for Plaintiffs and Defendants" scheduled for Tuesday, March 20, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT. We have posted on a number of...

Federal Court Denies Certification of MP3 Class Action - Again

Sean Wajert
March 13, 2012 11:21

A New Jersey federal court last week declined to certify a proposed class in a suit over alleged defects in the Zune MP3 player's display screen. See Maloney, et al. v. Microsoft Corp., No. 3:09-cv-02047 (D.N.J. 2012). Readers may recall we blogged about this case when...

State Supreme Court Rejects Tolling Based on Prior Class Action

Sean Wajert
March 12, 2012 13:04

A state's supreme court ruled earlier this month that the filing of a putative class action in another state does not stop the clock on the running of the Virginia statute of limitations for absent class members.  See Casey v. Merck & Co.,  No. 111438 (Va., 3/2/12). The...

Upcoming Webinar Worth Checking Out

Sean Wajert
March 08, 2012 15:50

I wanted to let readers know that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled "Medical Monitoring in Products Liability Claims: Challenges for Plaintiffs and Defendants" scheduled for Tuesday, March 20, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT. We have posted on a number of...

State Supreme Court Revises "Two-Injury" Rule

Sean Wajert
February 28, 2012 22:02

The traditional single claim rule requires a plaintiff to bring at one time a suit for all the injuries arising from the same accident or incident, or risk being barred.  In the toxic tort context, the issue is complicated by the fact that an exposure may put a plaintiff at risk...