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Practice/Industry Group Overview
Products liability claims can be serious enough to ruin one's business. Manufacturers need to understand their responsibility in protecting their end user market. Our attorneys at HBSS are ready to help you with your products liability issues. About Our Practice Products liability laws can vary from state to state. The claims most commonly associated with Products liability are negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, and consumer protection claims. Basically, there are three types of products "claims" a business may face: - Manufacturing or Production Flaws--consumers claim that due to some part of the production process, the products has an unsafe defect.
- Design Defect--consumers find the design of the products unsafe.
- Defective Warnings or Instructions--the products is claimed not properly labeled or lacking adequate warnings for consumers to realize the risk.
The attorneys at Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. have extensive experience in assessing risk and defending clients in products liability. We help our clients understand possible risks and combat claims filed against them. Our trial experience has provided us with intimate familiarity with the federal and state courts and their decision trends, which aids us in evaluating exposure and defending claims for personal injury or property damage in the products liability arena. Our attorneys have extensive experience working with brokers, underwriters and claim professionals in the international insurance market, particularly with Lloyds of London. Our firm has handled many matters on behalf of various Syndicates at Lloyds, and our attorney's understand how this unique market works. We utilize these long-standing relationships to assist foreign insurers to managing their domestic litigation, as well as assisting domestic clients to gain access to the Lloyds market. The voice of our law firm is heard through the individual experience of our attorneys in products liability matters. We have - Helped clients prepare for and minimize risks with products liability
- Defended clients against claims of personal injury or property damage
- Handled catastrophic exposure matters involving construction, mass torts, and transportation
- Drafted and presented oral argument on numerous Daubert motions challenging the competency of the opposing side's expert and/or the reliability of the expert's opinions relative to design/manufacturer defect and proximate causation
- Litigated hundreds of cases.
HBSS is extremely successful in both federal and state courts due to our attorneys' superior litigation skills and ability to thoroughly grasp the scientific and technical issues involved in each case. A combination of skill, knowledge, and strategic litigation planning enables us to provide our clients with a superior defense and higher probability of success.
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