LeClair Ryan
Products Liability
Products liability and mass tort cases represent a complex and demanding legal practice area, one in which experience plays a critical role. Our team benefits from a deep reservoir of experience buttressed by an impressive breadth of knowledge covering a wide variety of product issues. With approximately 350 attorneys in LeClairRyan's 22 offices, we can tap into an expansive pool of talent across a broad range of industries. As our clients' business partner and trusted advisor, we help companies across the nation as well as in Europe achieve their business objectives while managing and minimizing their legal risks, difficulties and expenses.
We have had the opportunity to build our experience and hone our approach in many different types of products liability and mass tort cases. We have acted as defense counsel for manufacturers of asbestos-containing products, defended major international pharmaceutical companies in prescription drug products liability litigation, and represented physicians, manufacturers and distributors in medical device mass tort cases.
Over the years we have defended manufacturers and distributors in cases involving many different types of products, including sporting goods, scaffolding, sprinkler systems, valves, lawn mowers, gunpowder, amusement park rides, tainted food, air compressors, plumbing supplies, propane appliances, commercial pumps, commercial window products, medical screws, breast implants, latex gloves, generators, household appliances, power tools, personal mobility devices, mining equipment, automotive and many others.
We have also defended commercial property owners and management companies in direct physical injury and toxic-substance exposure cases involving substances such as lead and mold. We currently represent clients in toxic torts claims involving mold, lead paint, asbestos, and chemical exposure arising from industrial workplace settings, commercial and residential areas, and hazardous waste contamination sites.
Our lawyers are not just litigators, they are trial lawyers. The focus of our efforts is on the kind of thorough preparation needed to effectively argue the case in the courtroom, but that preparation also offers another advantage to our clients. Should mediation or settlement of the case become an option, the type of preparation done by our attorneys leaves our clients in a more advantageous position in those negotiations. However, if cases are not resolved through negotiation, LeClairRyan can try cases with lawyers who have been there, done that. Within our ranks we have tried literally hundreds of products liability cases.
Early on in the process, we work with our clients to help determine potential costs of pursuing a legal defense through the verdict and awards stages. In cases where damage mitigation is the primary concern, we help them establish appropriate reserves. This proactive approach to understanding potential financial obligations through every stage of the process reduces the likelihood of unexpected contingencies and provides a solid basis for a true cost-value analysis of various scenarios.
The special skill sets of mass tort litigation
LeClairRyan's team includes attorneys who focus specifically on mass tort litigation and have the special skills needed to pursue these often complicated and challenging cases to a resolution most beneficial to our clients. Representing businesses and individuals in state and federal courts nationwide, we are called on not only for our demonstrated ability in the courtroom, but also for our ability to manage the documentation aspects of mass torts most effectively. Tapping our extensive experience and knowledge in this legal area, we have developed and implemented proven processes to handle the daunting task of document management that mass torts often entail. Using these processes, we have successfully managed legal databases for cases involving asbestos, latex, breast implants, Fen-Phen, and numerous other mass tort claims. We have extensive experience managing and coordinating counsel around the country efficiently and effectively.
LeClair Ryan
951 E Byrd St - 8th Floor
Richmond VA 23219
Tel: 804 783-2003
Fax: 804 783-2294
LeClairRyan is an entrepreneurial law firm that provides business counsel and client representation in matters of corporate law and high-stakes litigation.
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