Automotive
- Defends numerous international automobile and motorcycle manufacturers in product liability and personal injury claims
- Serves as national counsel for manufacturers of safety restraint systems in product liability actions
- Served as the Defense Liaison for all defendants in the Ford-Firestone multidistrict litigation based in Indianapolis, IN
- Serves as national coordinating trial counsel for major automotive manufacturer in child death and rollover cases
- Served as Indiana counsel for General Motors (GM) in the ground-breaking litigation against NBC arising out of the Dateline program that misrepresented the effect of high-speed crashes on GM pickup trucks
- Appointed by a Fortune 500 client to a team of settlement specialists attempting to resolve major nationwide claims involving a high-profile recalled product
Agricultural/Construction/Industrial Equipment
- Defending manufacturers of heavy duty trucks, agricultural and construction equipment in product liability actions
- Served as national counsel for Japanese manufacturer of industrial equipment including dough mixers, cutters, grinders, blenders and presses
- Serves as national trial counsel for a manufacturer of loader backhoes
- Serves as regional counsel for a major construction and agricultural equipment manufacturer
- Served as national coordinating counsel in synthetic stucco litigation
Chemical Exposure
- Serves as national counsel for a distributor of flavorings in diacetyl and acetaldehyde cases
- Served as lead toxic tort counsel for a national lawn care company
- Defended manufacturers against claims of hydrogen chloride gas and carbon monoxide exposure
- Defended an industrial client against personal injury and wrongful death claims for alleged job site exposure to benzene or benzene-related products
- Serves as national, regional and/or jurisdictional counsel for over 20 asbestos manufacturers
- Serves as national trial counsel for a manufacturing defendant in welding consumables litigation
- Serves as national trial counsel in Isocyanate exposure cases in the mining industry
- Serves as managing counsel for a manufacturer of lead paint
Children’s Products
- Served as national coordinating counsel for manufacturers of children’s products, including, car seats, commercial playground equipment and toys
- Advising clients on recall-related issues relating to children’s products, including lead containment in numerous children’s products emanating from foreign countries
- Defended a children’s products manufacturer in wrongful death actions
Drug and Medical Device
- Lead trial and national counsel representing a manufacturer of orthopedic products and instruments in multidistrict litigation
- Defended pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in federal court product liability litigation, including requests for class certification
- Defended manufacturers in numerous drug and medical device serial litigation matters, including diet drugs and other pharmaceuticals, latex gloves, bone screws, mechanical heart valves, cardiac stents and catheters
Fire and Explosion
- Defended numerous makers of appliances and electronic devices against product-related claims for fire losses, property damage, and personal injuries
- Defended manufacturers and distributors of propane delivery systems, MAPP gas cylinders, smoke detectors, boilers, furnaces, fans and electronic air cleaners
- Defended companies and individuals in major catastrophic loss cases including the Rhode Island Station Nightclub fire, Oklahoma City bombing, Ivel Natural Gas Pipeline explosion, Rexnord Industrial Plant explosion, Johnny Cash residential fire, San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel fire and Happy Land Social Club fire
- Defending numerous underground mine fire and explosion cases, including most recently the Sago Mine in West Virginia
- Serves as national fire counsel for manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment
Hand and Power Tools
- Serves as national coordinating counsel for international and domestic manufacturers of pneumatic, electric and battery-operated nailers, staplers, screwdrivers and other fastening devices and accessories
- Serves as national coordinating counsel for S&P 500 company’s manufacturing division of hand held torches and distributor of gas cylinders
- Serves on a trade group of legal and standards-making committees handling media issues and CPSC interaction on behalf of various clients
- Instrumental in developing industry-wide safety warning labels, manuals, and safety education programs for end users
- Serves as statewide counsel for international hand and power tool manufacturer
Recreational Products
- Defended marine manufacturers in defeating propeller guarding allegations brought by various plaintiffs in lawsuits in various state and federal courts
- Defended manufacturers of personal watercraft in product liability suits
- Defending all-terrain vehicle manufacturers in product liability actions