The Product Liability practice at Williams Kastner continues to expand and adapt to developments in the legal environment for product manufacturers, sellers, and distributors and their insurers.  Effective risk management, new technological advances, and major changes in tort law are just a few of the challenges faced by businesses today, and Williams Kastner  recognizes the significant impact of these developments on the legal needs of companies involved in the business of manufacturing and selling products.

The Product Liability attorneys at Williams Kastner have an extremely broad base of experience.  Our clients benefit not only from our product liability background, but also from our experience in other areas such as personal injury and medical malpractice defense.  Several attorneys have engineering degrees, which is beneficial in matters involving mechanical devices, machinery, tools and electrical equipment.

Every Product Liability attorney at Williams Kastner takes the same practical, cost conscious approach to handling product liability disputes.  Based upon the extensive experience of the firm’s attorneys, cases are handled from a pragmatic perspective, seeking alternative methods for dispute resolution wherever appropriate.  When cases do go to trial, our attorneys are well known for their preparation, tenacity, and imagination.  The firm’s attorneys pride themselves on the ability to handle complex matters cost-effectively by appropriately utilizing the firm’s extensive resources including paralegals, trained support staff, sophisticated computer resources, and state-of-the-art communications equipment.

We have experience in all areas of product liability law.  We represent a wide variety of clients with products in numerous areas, including industrial equipment, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, construction, and chemicals.  Williams Kastner attorneys have tried numerous complex cases involving construction equipment and heavy machinery, including cranes, scaffolding, hoists, and lifts.  Over the years, we have developed extensive experience in representing clients in mass tort claims, ranging from the Dalkon Shield litigation to asbestos litigation.  Our extensive litigation experience includes client and expert witness responsibilities at the local, national, and international level.

Our Product Liability attorneys have accumulated experience, which enables them to provide the wide range of legal services needed by manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of products.  As a full-service team, we strive to meet our clients’ routine legal needs as well as counsel and represent them in sophisticated, complex matters and litigation.

Representative Products Defended by Williams Kastner

• Adhesives
• Agricultural Equipment  (combines, crop choppers, augers)
• Aircraft
• All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV’s)
• Asbestos
• Bicycles
• Chain Saws
• Consumer Appliances and Equipment
• Consumer Products
• Cosmetics
• Cranes
• Crutches
• Durable Medical Equipment
• Electrical Wire and Cable
• Electronic Equipment
• Elevators
• Excavators (Mini, Hydraulic)
• Fertilizers
• Firearms
• Fire Extinguisher and Sprinkler Systems
• Food Products
• Formaldehyde Products
• Gas/Oil Storage Tank Valves
• Gasoline Pumps
• Heavy Equipment
• Helmets
• Herbicides and Pesticides
• Hoists
• Industrial Clamps
• Industrial Equipment and Machinery
• Intraocular Lenses
• Intrauterine Devices
• Lawn Tractors/Riding Mowers
• Lift Trucks
• Lifting Equipment
• Logging Equipment
• Manlifts (Boom and Scissor)
• Medical Instruments
• Medical Devices
• Melamine Laminates
• Motorcycles
• Oil Drill Hoist Chain
• Paints
• Pharmaceuticals (Prescription and Over-The-Counter)
• Pleasure Boats and Yachts
• Powered Temporary Work Platforms
• Radial Arm and Table Saws
• Recreational Vehicles
• Rototillers
• Scaffolding
• Straddle Carriers
• Submersible Pumps
• Tanker Trucks
• Temporary Work Platforms
• Tire and Rubber Products
• Transformers
• Treated Lumber
• Turbines
• Vaccines
• Wheelchairs