Porter Scott attorneys offer manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and retailers exceptional legal counsel and advice in the defense and management of product liability claims based on negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty.
Inherent in the process of manufacturing is the risk that no product, regardless of the safety of its design, the clarity of its labeling or the regulation of its purchase and usage, is guaranteed to escape litigation. Porter Scott attorneys focus on early case assessment to determine whether the case should be aggressively litigated to a jury, extinguished by dispositive motion, or resolved by settlement or mediation. The firm’s attorneys are especially skilled at developing factual and legal defenses for complex scientific and technical issues. Attorneys work side by side with clients to identify and reduce risks.
The firm’s experience in products liability matters includes:
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.
Resolved for nuisance value a claim against a manufacturer of a surgical drill bit that was alleged to have snapped during surgery.
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.
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.
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