The ever-increasing demand for industrial and consumer products often leads to conflicts between the producers and the users of those goods. Our products liability and personal injury attorneys have represented both manufacturers and consumers in those disputes for over a half-century.

Innovative new products invariably lead to innovative new claims that a loss has resulted from a product's failure to meet certain standards or consumer expectations. Over the years, members of the group have been engaged to deal with products liability issues for a wide range of products. The group's attorneys have handled all manner of death and personal injury claims, whether from single injury events or from mass disasters.

Representative Matters:

• Acted as national counsel for a consumer product manufacturer in cases alleging personal injury from chemical emissions
• Acted as regional counsel and lead trial counsel in cases alleging personal injury from exposure to pesticides 
• Counseled clients on claim prevention matters, providing advice on issues such as warnings, investigations, document retention and control and insurance
• Provided planning and counseling to meet ergonomic needs resulting from changing OSHA and labor standards
• Litigated substantial claims arising from the use of a wide variety of products, including commercial and private aircraft, automobile and truck component parts, complex industrial machinery, electrical equipment, asbestos, woodworking machinery, medical devices, chemicals, petroleum, tools, forklifts, pesticides and pharmaceuticals
• Handled claims ranging from single personal injuries to multi-death and serious injuries resulting from mass disasters, including injuries related to repetitive strain, toxic tort and contamination to property; handled class actions and cases requiring medical monitoring
• Represented several clients on a nationwide or regional basis