Products Liability

Since products liability law emerged as a practice specialty, our attorneys have represented, counseled, and defended manufacturers against product liability claims. Our litigation practice in this area is extensive and national in scope. We serve as national counsel to several Fortune 500 companies with respect to their products liability matters.

Our products liability lawyers are highly skilled in identifying threshold legal issues that may bring early termination to products liability actions and are familiar with qualified expert witnesses in a variety of specialties who may be called upon to aid in the defense of our clients. In our products liability engagements, we work closely with in-house counsel to develop effective and efficient defense strategies. Our trial lawyers have defended products liability actions involving numerous types of products, including:

Airline components
Asbestos-containing products
Automotive products
Chemicals (including benzene, VCM, and diacetyl)
Consumer products
Heavy equipment
Lead-containing products
Pharmaceutical products
Silica-containing products
Welding rod/manganese products

In addition, our attorneys have been actively involved in state and federal tort reform litigation focused on product liability and toxic torts. We regularly assist our clients by evaluating tort reform proposals, drafting proposed legislation, and preparing testimony for legislative hearings. For example, our products liability lawyers were involved in drafting and testifying on the first laws nationally to reform the standards applicable to public nuisance, asbestos, and silica litigation.

Practice Contact

Richard D. Schuster
614.464.5475
rdschuster@vorys.com

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