Product Liability

Identify a general product category and it is likely that a lawyer in the firm has been involved in litigation involving that product or a substantially similar product. A partial listing of some of the products which attorneys in the firm have a working knowledge by either directly defending the product, or participating in a case involving issues concerning such a product, include ladder and scaffold equipment; fire suppression systems; pressure vessels, electrical panels, components and electrical systems; punch presses; blow molders; food processing equipment including bread and pasta makers; bottling and canning machines; packaging and boxing machines; saws and drills; pneumatic and hydraulic valves; pneumatic and hydraulic pressure sensors; pneumatic and hydraulic hoses and couplings; pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders and pistons; helmets; automobile and truck components including seating systems, brake and axle systems and engine components; bicycle components including shifters, brakes, rims, and wheels; scissor lifts, electric wheelchairs and scooters; boat components, and miscellaneous sports equipment including snow skis, bindings and boots.

Many of the attorneys have developed such an extensive working knowledge of their clients' products that they have been asked not only to handle cases throughout the state of California, but other states as well with the assistance of local counsel. As noted in the section on the firm’s litigation practice, we have an extensive network of experts in many fields of engineering, failure analysis, accident reconstruction, human factors, OSHA and workplace safety to properly evaluate the often complex liability issues presented in product liability litigation concerning defect, causation, consumer expectations, and risk-benefit analysis. Several attorneys in the firm have lectured on these topics at various seminars and are members of the ABA and DRI product liability committees or subcommittees.