Products Liability
Products Liability encompasses legal claims against manufacturers, distributors, and sellers for injuries allegedly caused by defective products. Defense strategies focus on contesting design and manufacturing defect allegations, challenging causation theories, and demonstrating compliance with industry standards and warning requirements to defeat claims of liability.
Kelley Kronenberg defends manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and their insurance carriers in product liability litigation nationwide. We handle every phase of product-related legal matters, from pre-litigation risk management and regulatory compliance to trial and appeal.
Litigation Defense
We defend catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage claims involving alleged defective design, manufacturing defects, failure to warn, and breach of warranty. Our trial attorneys have taken hundreds of cases to verdict in state and federal courts.
We serve as national coordinating counsel, lead trial counsel, and local counsel in multidistrict litigation, mass tort consolidation, and class actions. Our experience includes:
Pre-Litigation Counsel & Risk Management
We advise on product warnings, user manuals, labeling requirements, warranty programs, contract provisions, and document retention policies. Our approach identifies and mitigates liability risks before claims arise.
Regulatory Compliance
We counsel clients on compliance with FDA requirements, Consumer Product Safety Commission standards, and industry-specific regulations. When recalls or regulatory investigations occur, we provide immediate guidance on containment and resolution.
Crisis Management
When catastrophic incidents occur, our team responds immediately to preserve evidence, conduct internal investigations, and develop defense strategies.
Integrated Strategy
Product liability cases often involve overlapping legal issues. When appropriate, our team collaborates across our forty-plus practice areas to provide comprehensive defense strategies. For example, our:
Pre-Litigation Counsel & Risk Management
We advise on product warnings, user manuals, labeling requirements, warranty programs, contract provisions, and document retention policies. Our approach identifies and mitigates liability risks before claims arise.
Technical Defense
We work with forensic experts, engineers, and industry consultants to challenge plaintiffs’ theories. Our experience includes accident reconstruction, metallurgical analysis, chemical exposure claims, biomechanical engineering, human factors analysis, and manufacturing process evaluation.
Motion Practice & Expert Challenges
We pursue dispositive motions and challenge unreliable expert testimony through Frye and Daubert hearings. Our record includes summary judgment victories and successful exclusion of plaintiffs’ experts in cases involving complex technical and scientific issues.
Discovery Management
We handle sophisticated e-discovery in cases involving large document repositories, testing data, and proprietary information. We protect clients’ trade secrets while managing discovery obligations efficiently.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
We employ mediation, arbitration, and early case assessment when appropriate. We provide candid evaluations and work with clients to achieve resolutions aligned with business objectives.
Insurance Coverage & Subrogation
Our insurance coverage attorneys analyze policy language, defend coverage disputes, and pursue subrogation claims. We coordinate with multiple carriers when layered coverage is implicated and manage allocation disputes in multi-party litigation.
Appellate Practice
Our appellate team has successfully defended trial verdicts and challenged adverse rulings in state and federal appellate courts. We participate in amicus briefing on issues affecting product liability law.
National Presence
Kelley Kronenberg handles product liability matters throughout the United States. Our multi-state presence provides consistent representation whether clients face a single lawsuit or coordinated litigation across multiple venues.
