Product Liability
This practice area has the following sub practice areas:
- Food Products
- Consumer Products
Product Liability continues to be a very high stakes area of litigation and settlement with some product liability plaintiffs receiving tens of millions of dollars or more. Kiernan Trebach’s practice is focused on cost minimization as well as being the strongest advocate for the integrity of your product. With a proven track record of success, we employ a meticulous approach to every case, from conducting thorough investigations to skillfully navigating intricate legal proceedings, we're committed to achieving the best possible outcome for our clients.
We defend manufacturers and sellers against product-related personal injury, property loss, and economic loss claims. Manufacturers are often held responsible for personal injuries and property damage caused by products that are defective in manufacture or design or supplied with faulty directions or inadequate warnings. We possess a thorough understanding of this area of the law and have many years of experience assisting clients to prevent and protect against product-related claims and defending against such claims when they arise.
Approach:
Our defense of these claims often begins with hands-on training and exposure to production facilities, manufacturing plants, and other client-specific locations pertinent to the product at issue. This educational endeavor allows our attorneys to more fully understand the manufacturing process and provide an efficient and effective defense to the product-related claims. Understanding our client’s business also provides us with valuable insight into their case resolution and claim management priorities.
Product Liability Litigation:
One of our strongest attributes is our history of successful civil litigation and trial practice. The firm has an excellent reputation as true "trial lawyers" in federal and state courts, as well as extensive experience with mediation and arbitration. We staff cases in an efficient manner and approach cases aggressively, with the goal of achieving positive results early in the claims and litigation process.
Types of Cases and Issues:
- Equipment
- Machinery
- Food products
- Home goods
- Consumer warnings
- Mechanical design
- Chemical design
- Electrical design
- Metallurgy
- Vehicle dynamics
- Occupant Kinematics
Industries Served:
- Construction
- Food Production
- Healthcare
- Manufacturing and Distributing
- Education
- Pharmaceutical
- Retail
- Technology
- Transportation
Recent Case Examples:
- Home Goods - Successfully resolved potential class action lawsuit involving presence of fiberglass in mattresses that caused personal injury and property damage.
- Bathroom Fixture - Successfully resolved property damage claim based on allegedly defective plastic coupling nut installed as part of toilet that led to water leakage.
- Construction Equipment - Tablesaw - Successfully resolved personal injury claim involving table saw that tipped over and led to partial amputation of Plaintiff's fingers
- HVAC: Air Compressor System - Successfully resolved property damage claim involving defective and/or improperly installed device utilized as part of inlet piping system for air compressor system
- Manufacturer - Paper - Successfully defended product manufacturer in a Massachusetts case involving plaintiff getting his hand/arm caught in a rotary valve of a dust collection machine in a paper company resulting in an amputation injury
- Manufacturer - Laundry Facility - Successfully defended product manufacturer in a Massachusetts case involving plaintiff getting his hand/arm caught in the wheel and sprocket drives of a conveyor line machine at a laundry facility resulting in an amputation injury
- Manufacturer - Coating Head Machine Facility - Successfully defended product manufacturer in a Massachusetts case involving plaintiff getting his hand/arm caught in an alleged nip point between rollers of a coating head machine facility resulting in an serious injuries
- Food Products - Successfully defended multiple product liability claims involving alleged foreign objects in food products
- Manufacturer - Construction Machinery - Successfully defended multiple product liability claims regarding construction machinery and issues regarding design, manufacturing and proper guarding and warnings
- Outdoor Equipment - Successfully defended Massachusetts case regarding hammocks and suspension straps and use/misuse issues where plaintiff sustained serious injuries.
For more information, any of the Product Liability practice members referenced in Kiernan Trebach’s Attorney Listing. (https://www.kiernantrebach.com/attorneys/)
