Areas of Focus
- Accounting & Professional Liability
- Business Litigation
- Business Separations and Partnership Disputes
- Class Action Defense
- Competitor Litigation and Unfair Competition / Deceptive Trade Practices
- Complex Toxic and Mass Tort Litigation
- Consumer Litigation Defense
- Creditor Rights
- eDiscovery
- Employment Counseling and Litigation
- ERISA
- FCA/FCPA Investigations and Litigation
- Franchise and Distribution Counseling and Litigation
- Government Investigations
- Intellectual Property
- Mediation and Dispute Resolution
- Premises Liability
- Regulatory Compliance
- Securities Litigation, Arbitration and Regulation
- Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants
- White Collar Defense
Product Liability / Product Safety and Recalls
Attorneys in this practice group represent leading national and international corporations in a variety of personal injury, property damage, and economic damage matters in state and federal courts nationwide. Our attorneys have expertise in many types of tort cases, including negligence, wrongful death, and strict liability actions. We have extensive experience defending claims alleging defective or dangerous products. We represent manufacturers and distributors of all types of products, including consumer goods and household products. Our strengths are valued by clients burdened either with the management of large numbers of cases or isolated situations involving potentially high exposure. We handle claims involving catastrophic injury and death, but also defend against cases involving slight injury, subjective symptomatology, and frivolous claims. In all matters, we work with our clients to employ sensible and successful approaches to the defense of such suits and also counsel our clients on how to avoid claims and in the development of instructional literature and warnings.