Food & Beverage Liability

 
This practice area has the following sub practice areas:

  • Food Safety
  • Foodborne Illness
  • Product Recalls
  • Allergy and Food Sensitivity

Kiernan Trebach represents food retailers, distributors, processors and manufacturers faced with claims and litigation arising from food-borne illnesses, food allergies, foreign objects, container failures, product tampering, and hot beverage burns.

Food-borne illness claims can be devastating to a business. Kiernan Trebach has significant experience representing companies in the defense of food-related claims and litigation. We understand the importance of brand protection and it is an integral part of our defense approach to cases involving sensitive matters. We have participated in the development of claims and litigation protocols for cases across the United States and we provide counsel concerning brand protection issues in these types of cases. We work cooperatively with our clients to develop a defense strategy that is sensitive to issues of the harm that can come from unfounded allegations in our viral age.

We have been retained as lead litigation counsel, consulting counsel, and monitoring counsel on food-related matters across the country, as well as in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Argentina. These cases have involved various food borne pathogens including: Salmonella, Hepatitis, Listeria, and E.coli O157:H7, for example.

Recent Case Examples:

  • Defense Verdicts:  Secured defense verdicts for our clients at trial based on arguments concerning evidentiary sufficiency and causation.
  • Causation Defenses:  Numerous summary judgments granted in favor of our clients based on lack of evidence that the food product at issue caused a new injury.
  • Tenders:  Successfully tendered numerous claims to vendors, suppliers and manufacturers based on purchase orders and contracts.
  • Class Action Settlements:  Successful resolution of class action suits against national food chains and grocery stores.
  • Foodborne Illness:  Summary judgment granted in favor of our client after the close of discovery based on plaintiff's lack of evidence to support foodborne illness claims.

 

For more information, please contact any of the practice members referenced in the Attorney Listing. For the “Practice Area” Food & Beverage Liability  (https://www.kiernantrebach.com/attorneys/)