Duane Morris LLP - Products Liability and Toxic Torts

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Products Liability and Toxic Torts

Clients, ranging from some of the world's largest manufacturers and insurance companies to startup companies and individual inventors, turn to Duane Morris for counsel and representation regarding products liability and toxic torts. Duane Morris has for many years worked with clients to develop cost containment and strategic litigation plans resulting in high-level representation without fear of wildly escalating costs.

Our lawyers often devise approaches aimed at litigation avoidance for our clients including various forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and innovative settlement strategies. However, unlike some other firms, Duane Morris has many, many lawyers with extensive trial experience in the products liability and toxic torts arenas. As one of the 100 largest law firms in the world, Duane Morris utilizes industry-leading technology and IT professionals to efficiently and effectively handle client data needs through secure extranets and other means. In addition, our firm's breadth of capabilities and geographic footprint help us to assist clients with issues touching a range of legal disciplines in jurisdictions across the United States and around the world.

Duane Morris' experience includes product class actions, mass tort defense, and service on clients' national trial teams in federal, state and multidistrict litigation. In fact, we serve as National Coordinating Counsel (NCC) for huge, multinational manufacturers, and our lawyers have been published and quoted on best practices regarding the use of NCC.

The firm has working relationships with an extensive group of well qualified, independent and trial-tested consultants and expert witnesses, as well as experience in developing experts, and handling Daubert and Frye hearings in multiple jurisdictions. Our trial lawyers also work arm-in-arm with our Appellate Practice Group to provide sophisticated approaches to appellate issues faced by our clients in products liability matters.

Range of Services

Our lawyers have defended a wide variety of products manufactured, distributed, sold or insured by our clients. We also counsel clients on regulatory, labeling, packaging and marketing issues to help manage risk and avoid litigation. We advise clients on product safety compliance, reporting, recalls and penalty proceedings before the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and their state counterparts, and other regulatory agencies.

Range of Experience

Areas in which our attorneys have experience include:

Food, Drugs and Medical Devices

Pharmaceuticals
Vitamins
Dietary supplements
Diet drugs
Medical devices
Surgical implants
Surgical tools
Orthopedic devices
Hospital equipment and medical supplies
Clinical and genetic laboratory testing
Dental devices and equipment
Food and food processing

Consumer Products

Sporting goods
Recreational equipment
Toys
Weapons and body armor
Hair care and cosmetics
Cleansers
Clothing

Toxic Torts

Asbestos
Silica
Amorphous silica
Benzene
Pesticides
Mold
Chemicals, paints and coatings
Cleaners and degreasers
Ground Water Contamination

Vehicles and Equipment

Automobiles, trucks and their components
Landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment
Energy generation equipment
Construction and farm equipment
Printing equipment
Heating equipment
Industrial equipment

For Additional Information

For more information, please contact Sharon L. Caffrey, Karen Shichman Crawford or any of the practice members referenced in the Attorney Listing.