Law firm Alston resolves lawsuit over COVID-era hand wipes

  • Firm was hired for FDA regulatory advice on hand-sanitizing imports
  • Alston filed counterclaims over unpaid bills

Aug 18 (Reuters) – Law firm Alston & Bird has resolved a lawsuit in U.S. federal court alleging it provided bad legal advice to a client on the labeling of imports of hand-sanitizing wipes at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ohio-based Mark One Wipes sued Alston over more than $1 million in damages last year in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Helmick dismissed the case after the two sides said they had resolved their dispute.

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