UB Greensfelder’s Product Liability Group has significant expertise and experience in the defense of myriad manufactured products and consumer goods. We have represented manufacturers of many types of machines, devices, and products, including automotive components, power plant components, heavy equipment, and industrial systems, as well as product designers, component part suppliers, distributors, and retailers.
Who We Are
We defend product liability claims in state and federal courts nationwide, ranging from individual actions to class actions. This challenging area of the law requires continual analysis and extension of defenses available to manufacturers of products. We challenge well-financed plaintiff attorneys in locales unfriendly to business interests nationwide. Through intensive preparation, creative presentation, and persuasion, we become your advocates in both the courtroom and at the bargaining table.
How We Help
We become experts in our clients’ products, the nature of the business climate, and the needs of their business operations – including the science, manufacture, marketing, sale, and end use of the applicable products. We represent manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, in a variety of sectors, including:
- Tires
- Medical devices, including prosthetic implants and surgical instrumentation
- Automotive restraint systems, seat belts, and a variety of component parts
- Heavy machinery/industrial and farming equipment
- Asbestos
- Mining equipment
- Toxic torts
- Agricultural and food stuffs contamination
- Trucks
- Friction products
- Drugs and pharmaceuticals
- Electrical equipment and components
- Chemical products
- Consumer products
We are dedicated to promoting product liability issues that are significant to product manufacturers. We actively participate in the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC), the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and similarly focused organizations within national and local bar associations.
