Cases of Interest

• Obtained defense verdict at trial in favor of the oldest national forklift manufacturer in an amputation claim. The case involved first impression issues concerning lateral turn-over and safety doors in stand-up forklifts.
  
• Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a large national lawnmower manufacturer in a design defect allegation. Plaintiff was allegedly shot in the chest by a projectile from under the mower deck. Various experts testified that the accident could not have occurred in the manner Plaintiff alleged.
  
• Represented sheet metal manufacturer who was alleged to have made a canning machine defective after a retro-fit. Plaintiff lost hand in alleged defective canning machine. Resolved at mediation.
  
• Resolved for nuisance value a claim against a manufacturer of a surgical drill bit that was alleged to have snapped during surgery.