From Silos to Integration: Leading a Multi-Expert Litigation Team in Mass Torts

This article was originally published in the American Bar Association's Mass Torts Litigation newsletter (January 2026).

Mass torts litigation increasingly involves complex and intertwined scientific questions: toxicity of low dose exposures, the interpretation of incomplete epidemiological data, alternative etiologies, and the challenges associated with modeling historical industrial releases. A fragmented approach to experts—working in silos, inconsistent assumptions, different methodologies—could create Daubert and trial vulnerabilities. A coordinated approach to experts, in contrast, transforms a set of opinions into a cohesive narrative. But it is much more than a technical task. A deliberate, science‑first leadership model aligns case theory, data governance, cross‑expert coordination, and readiness for adversarial scrutiny.

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