Product Liability

Representing manufacturers of consumer goods and industrial products, Dowd Bennett defends clients against mass tort and single-plaintiff product liability lawsuits. Our work spans a range of goods, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, valves in consumer products and industrial applications, and construction equipment.

Clients turn to Dowd Bennett for our trial experience. We are regularly in state and federal courtrooms, know our clients’ businesses, and can explain clearly to juries and judges the products and their design processes.

In all types of mass torts, we can help clients organize regional and national counsel programs. We are as vigorous in our defense against a single plaintiff as we are in mass torts. Our trial lawyers defend clients in product liability cases across the country, including jurisdictions as diverse as Illinois, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Wyoming.

Representative Matters

• Lead counsel in defense of more than 13,000 product liability cases involving a medical device with cases pending in multiple jurisdictions including a federal multi-district litigation and multiple state coordinated proceedings across the country.
• Trial counsel and coordinating counsel in cases alleging that exposure to certain chemicals contribute to cancer in plaintiffs.  More than 500 cases were filed and our lawyers have been involved in all phases of the cases, from initial strategy, discovery, and jury trial.
• Lead counsel in national cases involving fire and explosions at chemical plants and refineries.  The cases include wrongful death, serious injury, and more than $100 million in property damages.
• Lead counsel for world’s industry leader in cranes and crane support systems in hundreds of product liability and asbestos cases pending in Missouri and Illinois state courts.