Our Manufacturing Industry Group advises a diverse array of companies—from single facility fabricators to international manufacturers of complex industrial products. Leveraging our extensive experience and our memberships in ALFA International and the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, we help clients navigate this evolving regulatory landscape.
Our attorneys work as an integrated team, helping manufacturers proactively prevent issues and navigate challenges as they arise. We support clients in a variety of areas, including:
- Contractual terms and conditions, focusing on risk analysis and negotiations
- Defense in high-stakes litigation, including product liability, catastrophic injury, recalls, and breach of contract cases
- Defective products and warranty claims
- Regulatory compliance and negotiations with government agencies
- Investigations and enforcement actions
- Contract disputes and liability issues
Representative Matters
- Successfully resolved a matter before trial for a $9 billion manufacturer after being retained a mere six weeks before trial to replace the manufacturer’s counsel in a case involving a multi-million-dollar exposure arising out of an alleged defective product that caused permanent injuries to the plaintiff.
- Defense at trial of a Global 500 manufacturer against a $50 million claim for breach of an agreement to develop and sell military products.
- Secured defense jury verdict for a bearings manufacturer in a $15 million grain dust explosion case involving catastrophic burn injuries, prevailing on manufacturing defect and warnings claims at trial and obtaining summary judgment on design claims.
- Secured defense jury verdicts for ladder manufacturers of both retractable staircases and stepladders in cases alleging brain and other permanent injuries involving claims of manufacturing defect and failure to warn.
- Obtained dismissal of a Class III medical device for elective sterilization based on federal pre-emption.
- Represented a global manufacturer of diverse products during an investigation at a metal fabricating plant in Pennsylvania and successfully negotiated a reduced fine during an informal conference with the local Area Director.
