Clients turn to our nationally ranked team when faced with significant and complex product liability litigation, government investigations, or consumer class actions. We help clients efficiently manage their exposure with aggressive and effective strategies both in and out of the courtroom.
We offer a long track record of defending single-plaintiff cases, multidistrict class actions, and mass tort litigation involving serious personal injuries or catastrophic events. Our approach combines an in-depth understanding of our clients’ industries and products, as well as exceptional knowledge of their underlying science and technologies. We serve in national and first-chair roles and as regional and local counsel in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. and before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in large-scale product recalls. We also promote product safety and help minimize product liability exposure through product counseling services.
From early case assessment and discovery to trials and appeals, we are deeply experienced in all aspects of asbestos litigation. Our clients include property owners, manufacturers of equipment, laboratory, friction, construction, and gasket and seal products; and conglomerates with products that have asbestos-containing components. We also advise international clients on asbestos litigation in the U.S. and on issues such as personal jurisdiction and forum.
Global pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers rely on us to defend claims involving surgical devices, orthopedic implants, cosmetic devices, and drugs. Our vast experience includes handling claims related to anticoagulants, antibiotics, antipsychotics, diabetes therapies, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, gynecological products, spinal implants, and cosmetics.
Manufacturers, designers, service providers, and distributors of industrial equipment and vehicles depend on our team to handle product defect cases involving personal injury, property damage, and wrongful death claims. We serve clients in a variety of industries including automotive and aviation, construction, retail, transportation, and utilities.
We defend toxic and chemical exposure claims including workplace exposure, environmental illness, and chemical sensitivity, and defend claims of deadly disease involving a wide range of sources, from electromagnetic fields to mold. Our clients include plant owners and chemical, petroleum, and food supplement manufacturers.
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