Product Liability – Foley & Mansfield – National Litigation Firm

Product Liability

Foley & Mansfield has a well-earned national reputation among manufacturers, distributors and installers for protecting their interests in “bet-the-company” product liability litigation.

We provide valuable multi-dimensional experience to handle a broad range of topics and have litigated cases from California to New York involving products ranging from jet engines to lawnmowers, punch presses to pharmaceuticals, electrical transformers to asbestos-containing products, and gas lines to furnaces.

Foley & Mansfield's product liability attorneys always seek cost-effective solutions to resolve client matters. Besides extensive trial skills, our attorneys possess seasoned negotiating acumen. Our attorneys regularly represent clients in a variety of product liability matters, including:

Consumer products
Machinery
Medical products
Equipment and systems failure
Forest equipment
Industrial equipment
Construction equipment
Pharmaceuticals
Propane and fuel gasses
Recreational products and equipment

News

Attorney Ignascio G. Camarena Joins Oakland Office of Foley & Mansfield
- The national law firm of Foley & Mansfield announces that attorney Ignascio G. Camarena has joined the firm’s Oakland office. Read More

Minneapolis Attorneys Jamie Habeck Paz and Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten Named "Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota"
- Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that Minneapolis attorneys Jamie Habeck Paz and Elizabeth Sorenson Brotten have been selected for inclusion on the Top Women Attorneys in Minnesota list published by Super Lawyers®. Read More

Foley & Mansfield Elects Six to Partnership
- New Partners Strengthen Foley & Mansfield’s Litigation Capabilities in Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Miami and Oakland Read More

Miami Attorneys Virginia Easley Johnson and Timothy Ferguson Recognized in 2013 South Florida Legal Guide
- Two Foley & Manfield attorneys - Virginia Easley Johnson and Timothy J. Ferguson - have been recognized by the 2013 South Florida Legal Guide "Top Lawyers" lists. Read More

Attorney Darren P. Johnson Joins Los Angeles Office
- Darren P. Johnson has joined the firm's Los Angeles office. Read More

Foley & Mansfield’s Gary D. Sharp and Scott S. Holmes Named to Michigan Super Lawyers® and Rising Star® Lists
- Two attorneys from the firm's Detriot office have been named to the 2012 Michigan Super Lawyer and Rising Star lists. Read More

Attorney Lisa M. Goldberg Joins Miami Office
- Attorney Lisa M. Goldberg has joined the firm’s Miami office. Read More

Foley and Mansfield Team Assists Novartis in Missouri Zometa Trials
- Deirdre Gallagher of Foley & Mansfield was a member of defense trial teams in two recent Zometa trials, Brodie v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Winter (Baldwin) v. Novartis. Read More

Foley & Mansfield Named to Inaugural National Law Journal 350 List
- Foley & Mansfield announces its inclusion in the first-ever National Law Journal 350 Annual Survey of the Nation’s Largest Law Firms. Read More

Jana Berger Included in Rising Stars® List by Michigan Super Lawyers
- Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that Jana Berger has been named to the 2010 Rising Stars list compiled by Michigan Super Lawyers in the area of Personal Injury Defense: Products. Read More

Gary Sharp Included in 2010 Super Lawyers®
- Detroit Managing Partner Gary Sharp has been included in the 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list. Read More

Alerts

U of MN Taconite Workers Health Study Interim Results Released
- Today, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and the Minnesota Taconite Workers Lung Health Partnership held a public meeting to discuss interim findings of a highly-anticipated five year, nearly $5 million dollar study on taconite worker health issues. Read More

Corenbaum v. Lampkin: California Appellate Decision Further Limits Damages Evidence for Personal Injury Plaintiffs
- The Corenbaum decision is significant insofar as judges, following Howell, have continued to allow full medical billings into evidence through the side door. This practice has allowed plaintiffs a means of requesting inflated and unjustified damages awards. Now, a plaintiff with mesothelioma will no longer be allowed to circumvent Howell and introduce evidence of the larger billed amount by suggesting such evidence is relevant on other issues, such as pain and suffering calculations. Under Corenbaum, such evidence is not relevant on any damages issues. This decision should generally result in lower average jury verdicts for personal injury plaintiffs. Read More

Verdicts

Foley & Mansfield Wins Defense Verdict for Roofing Equipment Manufacturer
- Paul Smith along with Lauris Heyerdahl won a defense verdict in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania ... Read More

Case Studies

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th District Affirms Summary Judgement for Regional Agricbusiness
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of one of Foley & Mansfield’s clients, a regional agribusiness. The client was a defendant in a ... Read More

District Court in Otter Tail County Grants Foley & Manfield Propane Client Summary Judgement
- The District Court in Otter Tail County, Minnesota recently granted our client, a large propane wholesaler, summary judgment. A woman was severely injured after a propane explosion at her home in Par... Read More