Tara Sutton

Tara Sutton

Partner, chair of national mass tort practice, and member of the executive board, Robins Kaplan LLP

Description

Tara Sutton’s trial practice focuses on representing individuals, governments, and tribal nations harmed by defective products and fraudulent conduct. She was lead negotiator for the Minneapolis-based firm’s representation of 28 American Indian tribes in the Great Plains, Upper Midwest, and West Coast in opioid litigation, resulting in a $439 million settlement against the big three opioid distributors. Sutton also serves as a co-lead counsel on behalf of the state of Minnesota in its suit against JUUL Labs for unlawfully targeting young people with tobacco products.