Litigation Product Liability & Toxic Tort

We provide counsel and representation for companies confronting product liability issues in a variety of fields, including:

• Pharmaceutical products
• Lead paint products
• Catalyst products
• Asbestos products

We are experienced in defending companies against many types of claims, including:

• Design defect allegations
• Product contamination allegations
• Class actions

• We represented pharmaceutical companies in mass product liability actions involving the vaccine preservative thimerosal, DTP vaccine, polio vaccine, tetanus vaccine, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs, and contact lenses and lens care products.
• We represented manufacturers of lead paint products in landmark cases involving allegations that manufacturers were liable under a public nuisance theory.
• We represented a catalyst manufacturer against claims that plaintiffs suffer from pneumoconiosis as a result of exposure to catalyst used in an oil refinery on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands.
• We have represented multiple manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors against asbestos claims, involving both product and premises liability allegations.
• We have represented manufacturers of industrial machines and wood chippers against claims of alleged design defects.
• We have experience representing manufacturers and distributors of nutritional supplements against allegations of contamination.
• We have represented retail chains against allegations they sold expired products.