One quick way to "trash" your own defense in a products liability lawsuit is to dispose of the allegedly defective product. Medical device companies, for example, often fail to preserve the products involved in adverse events. Called "spoliation," this legal doctrine punishes defendants who destroy evidence.

Jenny Covington J.D. of Bowman and Brooke focuses on the defense of commercial litigation, intellectual property and products liability matters. She chaired a successful trial, assisted with other major products liability trials and defended appeals. Jenny's drug and medical experience includes defending Class II and III medical device products, such as infusion pumps and related products, implantable cardiac devices, mesh products, light source therapy devices, blood product storage units, to name a few. Part of her medical device practice also focuses on issues in general and specific causation, preemption, and medication administration errors. Jenny's undergraduate degree in Microbiology provides a strong foundation for this work. Additionally, Jenny represents clients in matters regarding arbitration and mediation, as well as advising clients on how to avoid litigation and minimizing potential risk.

While attending law school, Jenny interned with Chief Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff and Judge John Corbett O'Meara, both judges serving at the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan. Prior to law school, she worked at the Department of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit as an Executive Research Assistant to the Chief Scientific Office.