Products Liability

Clients seek Seiller Waterman for solutions that require not just trial excellence, but an integrated approach to legal, business, and government issues. Products liability can arise where a product is manufactured, distributed or sold in a defective unreasonably dangerous condition, or where the product does not function according to representations and warranties about it. When a defective product causes injury or damages property, Seiller Waterman represents its clients in litigation for plaintiffs, to hold the manufacturers and sellers responsible, and for defendants, to defeat unfounded claims and to make sure that all parties who contributed to causing the injury are parties so that liability can be properly apportioned.

This practice area has seasoned trial lawyers who have served in every capacity - from lead trial counsel to coordinating counsel, representing both plaintiffs and defendants - in major tort cases.

We work to ensure that our clients' interests are protected by integrating medical, scientific and engineering expertise with sophisticated litigation management and innovative trial strategies. We have experience with issues involving alternative liability theories and the handling of scientific evidence, as well as:

• Distribution and Marketing
• Recalls and Clinical Trials
• Labeling, Packaging and Advertising
• Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
• Securities Disclosure Obligations
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Through our Corporate/Business attorneys, Seiller Waterman also helps clients minimize the liability risks involved in manufacturing, distributing and selling products. We assist clients in drafting product literature, use instructions and warnings, and prepare manufacturing and distributing agreements which unambiguously identify who will be responsible in the event a products liability claim arises. We counsel clients on risk management and insurance products so that the impact of liability is not a catastrophic event.