A product liability or toxic tort claim can quickly erode a company’s financial health and reputation, while attacking the commercial viability of a product line or design. Fowler White’s Products Liability & Toxic Torts Group combines legal expertise and trial skills with in-depth knowledge of medical, scientific and toxicology issues to successfully defend these complex cases.
Our experienced attorneys represent leading manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and retailers in matters ranging from individual actions to mass tort litigation. We have successfully defended numerous claims, including those involving personal injury, wrongful death, negligence, conspiracy, property damage and failure to warn.
Whether we serve as local counsel in multidistrict litigation or national counsel overseeing a multi-state strategy and legal team, Fowler White provides effective strategic thinking, planning and analysis to ensure our clients achieve their objectives.
Products Liability
Product liability cases typically involve substantial dollar amounts and the negative impact of litigation on a product’s good will in the marketplace. We have successfully handled a broad range of product liability cases for national, well-known manufacturers. Our attorneys have extensive experience defending products from diverse industries, including:
- Aviation
- Agriculture
- Automotive
- Construction
- Consumer products
- Electronics
- Food & Beverage
- Industrial
- Pharmaceutical
- Medical
- Tobacco
In addition, Fowler White works with clients to avoid or mitigate potential litigation. Our attorneys advise clients regarding compliance with state and federal product liability laws, warning and recall issues, and responsible document creation and retention programs. We also review product warranties, operator manuals, warning labels and customer complaint response letters.
Toxic Torts
Our attorneys are experienced in handling lawsuits involving a broad spectrum of chemicals and allegedly hazardous materials, as well as the diseases commonly associated with exposure to these materials, including:
Chemicals/Materials
- Asbestos
- Benzene
- Beryllium
- Chemical explosion
- Chinese drywall
- CO poisoning
- Dioxin/Agent Orange
- Excessive radiation
- Manganese
- PCBs
- Pesticides
- Silica
- Toxic mold
Diseases
- Aplastic anemia
- Asbestosis
- Berylliosis
- Byssinosis
- Hodgkins disease
- Interstitial lung disease
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Manganism
- Mesothelioma
- Multiple myeloma
- Pneumoconiosis
- Pulmonary Cancers
- Respiratory Cancers
- Silicosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
Fowler White has also worked extensively in evaluating and defending claims based on alleged property contamination. We have litigated cases involving groundwater contamination, chemical spills and brownfields.