Torts
Since Crowell & Moring LLP's founding, our Torts practice has actively litigated and counseled over the most complex products and mass tort matters nationwide. Our representations are regularly in the news, and our clients regularly prevail. Our practice spans the full gamut of torts capabilities.
Torts Litigation. Our litigation docket focuses on the management, litigation and trial of individual cases as well as mass consolidated proceedings. From class actions to multi-district proceedings to matters warranting national or regional coordination, we have the expertise and depth to meet our clients' litigation objectives. Highlights include illustrations of our ample experience with:
- Large-scale product/torts lawsuits involving agricultural and chemical products, asbestos, automotive cases, aviation, energy, pharmaceuticals, toxic substances, and trade association liability matters
- Mass personal injury/tort cases involving asbestos, benzene, birth defects/genetics, chemical exposure, environmental exposures, medical monitoring, pharmaceuticals, premises liability, and silica
- Other significant fraud/product claims from the high-profile Ritalin pharmaceutical consumer fraud/personal injury cases to nationwide automotive ignition switch litigation
Product Regulation. Our attorneys regularly handle matters before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Transportation Safety Board, and Canadian, European, and other foreign regulatory bodies. By way of example, we have represented clients in connection with the two largest automotive-related recalls in United States history. We advise our clients on when to report product issues; how to interact with the government on products matters; recall and related remedy options; retention of experts and associated testing issues for agency proceedings; and all associated objectives for successful management of product regulatory matters.
Torts Prevention & Counseling. Our substantial product litigation experience positions us well to help our clients avoid litigation. Our clients involve us before litigation breaks out, and we help them to avoid it. Our preventive counseling efforts range from guidance on product labels and warranties, to disclaimers and limitations of liability, to litigation risk analysis around budding disputes. We are also actively assisting clients with crisis management initiatives, and have alliances with the litigation communications and media relations consultants and scientific experts necessary to deliver our clients full-service counseling. And we utilize our experience with Six Sigma methodology to bring efficiency to product development and to liability avoidance efforts.
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