Julia Carbonetti

Counsel

Overview

Julia Carbonetti is a counsel in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the Mass Torts, Product, and Consumer Litigation Group.

Julia represents clients in complex tort and product liability matters, with a particular focus on the transportation industry. She handles all aspects of litigation, including dispositive motions, mediations, and/or arbitrations. She also has experience defending clients in breach of warranty and negligence cases.

Julia served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph M. Getty, Court of Appeals of Maryland, and as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Fred S. Hecker, Circuit Court for Carroll County, Maryland. She was the Notes & Comments Editor of the Journal of Business and Technology while in law school.

Career & Education

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    • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 2013
    • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2016
    • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 2013
    • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2016
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Julia's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.27.25

Potential Consumer Litigation Impacts from FDA’s Proposed Rule on Standardized Testing for Talc-Containing Cosmetics

For years, consumers have initiated legal actions against cosmetic companies alleging a causal relationship between the use of certain cosmetic products containing talc (such as baby powder) and the development of various cancers, commonly mesothelioma and ovarian cancer, with varied results. Below, we discuss a recent proposed rule from FDA proposing asbestos testing for cosmetics containing talc and potential impacts on ongoing and new consumer litigation....

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Julia's Insights

Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.27.25

Potential Consumer Litigation Impacts from FDA’s Proposed Rule on Standardized Testing for Talc-Containing Cosmetics

For years, consumers have initiated legal actions against cosmetic companies alleging a causal relationship between the use of certain cosmetic products containing talc (such as baby powder) and the development of various cancers, commonly mesothelioma and ovarian cancer, with varied results. Below, we discuss a recent proposed rule from FDA proposing asbestos testing for cosmetics containing talc and potential impacts on ongoing and new consumer litigation....