Giuseppe focuses his practice on products liability, toxic tort and nursing home litigation and has represented manufacturers of consumer products, component parts, industrial and commercial equipment, automotive components and chemical products throughout the U.S. He also handles commercial litigation, including business torts and unfair competition cases.
Giuseppe has tried cases and conducted evidentiary hearings in state and federal courts and has broad experience handling depositions of fact and expert witnesses, preparing briefs and arguing dispositive and Daubert motions.
Giuseppe has been extensively involved in complex products liability and toxic tort litigation, defending manufacturers of herbicides, architectural paints, automotive refinish products and petrochemicals in personal injury cases involving a variety of cancers and hematological diseases.
He also has defended manufacturers and distributors of consumer, commercial and industrial products, including automotive and appliance components, in both personal injury and property damage lawsuits and investigations. He has experience facilitating technical assistance to automotive manufacturers on behalf of component part suppliers, defending subrogation lawsuits, and conducting pre-suit claims investigations. Giuseppe has played an important role in developing medical and state-of-the-art defenses for chemical and product manufacturers relating to corporate knowledge, industrial hygiene and design, testing and manufacturing.
Giuseppe also represents skilled nursing facilities in malpractice claims and has experience representing long-term and residential care facilities in regulatory matters.
He has several reported decisions, including Haynes v. Louisville Ladder, 341 F.Supp.2d 1064 (E.D. Ark. 2004), State ex rel. Delmar Gardens North Operating, LLC v. Gaertner, 239 S.W.3d 608 (Mo. 2007), and Rock Hill Mechanical, Inc. v. Liebert Corporation, et al., 2010 WL 419956 (E.D. Mo. 2010).
Professional Associations & Memberships
· American Health Lawyers Association
· The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
· Defense Research Institute
· The Missouri Bar
Civic Involvement
· Kirkwood High School Mock Trial Team, Coach
Clerkships
· Office of the U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, 2001
News & Publications
News
1.4.12, Twelve Husch Blackwell Attorneys Added to Partnership in 2012
Publications
7.1.07, Tortious Interference or Lawful Competition: The Missouri Courts' Treatment of Tortious Interference with Contract Claims, The St. Louis Bar Journal