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Sarah H. Fricano

Senior Counsel

sfricano@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (212) 912-3637  
- New York, NY Office
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Sarah focuses her practice in the areas of complex torts, product liability and general commercial litigation. She is part of a team of experienced attorneys representing municipalities, product manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and property owners in a variety of disputes, including mass torts, premises liability, breach of contract, labor law and other business disagreements and torts.

Her experience includes defending clients in product liability litigation, including industrial equipment and toxic torts. She takes depositions, drafts pleadings and motions, prepares for trials and drafts case evaluations.

She also litigates general negligence and labor law cases, taking and defending depositions, drafting discovery responses, interviewing and preparing experts and fact witnesses, drafting motions, appearing in court for conferences and oral arguments, drafting mediation statements and analyzing medical records for damages valuations.

While in law school, Sarah served as an intern in the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Consumer Fraud Prosecution Division as part of the American Bar Association’s Janet D. Steiger Fellowship. She drafted research briefs, contributed to motions to dismiss and motions to stay proceedings, and assisted in a multi-state lawsuit involving an auto manufacturer. Prior to law school, Sarah worked as a paralegal for a law firm in Nashville, Tennessee.

During her time at the University of Notre Dame Law School, Sarah served as an extern for the Notre Dame Athletics Department’s Compliance Office. She also served as a teaching assistant for Professor John Nagle and was on the staff of the Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law.

Insights
March 4, 2026

Amendment to the AVOID Act and Third-Party Litigation Practice

The amendment requires defendants to commence any third-party action within 90 days of serving its answer without an order of the court.
January 7, 2026

The AVOID Act: New Time Limits for Third-Party Litigation Practice

The effect of AVOID will be to ‘front load’ litigated matters by forcing defendants to swiftly implead other potentially culpable parties.
January 10, 2023

Consumer Product Safety Commission Penalizes Peloton for Reporting and Safety Failure

On January 5, 2023, Peloton agreed to pay a $19,065,000 civil penalty after recalling the Tread+ treadmill in May 2021.
June 8, 2022

Safe Sleep for Babies Act Prohibits Inclined Sleepers and Crib Bumpers

On May 16, President Biden signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act into law, less than two weeks after being passed by Congress.
April 1, 2022

FTC Steps Up Enforcement of Allegedly Deceptive Online Review Practices

Once a fairly loosely scrutinized space, online reviews have become an area of increased interest to and enforcement by the Federal Trade Co
March 25, 2022

With Ferreira v. City of Binghamton, New York Court of Appeals Preserves Public Duty Rule

It has long been the rule in New York State that in order to hold a municipality responsible for injuries that arise from its performance of
December 15, 2021

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Building A Road to Liability For Cryptocurrency Industry?

The newly signed bi-partisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) includes new regulations aimed directly at cryptocurrency overs
October 9, 2021

FTC’s New “Made in USA” Label Rule Goes Into Effect

Among other things, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is tasked with consumer protection, including pursuit and prosecution of false adve
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February 4, 2022

Peri Berger and Sarah DeAgostino Author Product Liability Piece for DRI For the Defense Publication

New York City attorneys Peri Berger and Sarah DeAgostino published a product liability article, “Uncertain Liability Landscape for UV Disinf
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January 29, 2020

Publication: Neutrality in the Modern World: Internet Regulation’s Impact on Economics and Society

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Professional and Civic

  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association, member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI), member, Young Lawyers Committee, Product Liability Committee, Commercial Litigation Committee

Recognition

  • Faculty Award for Excellence, Products Liability, University of Notre Dame Law School
  • Best Speaker Award for Excellence, Legal Research and Writing II (Moot Court), University of Notre Dame Law School
  • Chapman & Cutler Transactional Law Competition, First Place
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New JerseyNew York
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Notre Dame Law School

JD 
2020
cum laude

Vanderbilt University

BA 
2014

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Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation
Product Liability and Comprehensive General Liability
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Attorney Sarah H. Fricano

Sarah H. Fricano

Senior Counsel

sfricano@harrisbeachmurtha.com
Capabilities
People
Harris Beach Murtha Attorneys at Law
Attorney Sarah H. Fricano

Sarah H. Fricano

sfricano@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (212) 912-3637
New York, NY Office

Profile

Sarah focuses her practice in the areas of complex torts, product liability and general commercial litigation. She is part of a team of experienced attorneys representing municipalities, product manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and property owners in a variety of disputes, including mass torts, premises liability, breach of contract, labor law and other business disagreements and torts.

Her experience includes defending clients in product liability litigation, including industrial equipment and toxic torts. She takes depositions, drafts pleadings and motions, prepares for trials and drafts case evaluations.

She also litigates general negligence and labor law cases, taking and defending depositions, drafting discovery responses, interviewing and preparing experts and fact witnesses, drafting motions, appearing in court for conferences and oral arguments, drafting mediation statements and analyzing medical records for damages valuations.

While in law school, Sarah served as an intern in the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Consumer Fraud Prosecution Division as part of the American Bar Association’s Janet D. Steiger Fellowship. She drafted research briefs, contributed to motions to dismiss and motions to stay proceedings, and assisted in a multi-state lawsuit involving an auto manufacturer. Prior to law school, Sarah worked as a paralegal for a law firm in Nashville, Tennessee.

During her time at the University of Notre Dame Law School, Sarah served as an extern for the Notre Dame Athletics Department’s Compliance Office. She also served as a teaching assistant for Professor John Nagle and was on the staff of the Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law.

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Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation
Product Liability and Comprehensive General Liability
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New JerseyNew York

Distinctions

Professional and Civic

  • American Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association, member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI), member, Young Lawyers Committee, Product Liability Committee, Commercial Litigation Committee

Recognition

  • Faculty Award for Excellence, Products Liability, University of Notre Dame Law School
  • Best Speaker Award for Excellence, Legal Research and Writing II (Moot Court), University of Notre Dame Law School
  • Chapman & Cutler Transactional Law Competition, First Place
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