Products Liability and Toxic Tort

The product liability and toxic tort litigators group is a successful group of attorneys with an exceptional depth of experience in today’s litigious environment. Skilled in product defense, MLA delivers prompt and vigorous representation when product liability and warranty lawsuits attack the integrity and reputation of a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer.

Our professionals have substantial experience in quickly and successfully defending manufacturers and sellers through negotiation, arbitration, or trial. To control the cost of litigation and maximize the predictability of the outcome, we believe in early case evaluation and therefore utilize standardized procedures to streamline case management as well as experienced paralegals.

Focusing on minimizing a firm’s risk of exposure to legal action, our law firms have handled cases in both federal and local courts nationwide, as well as in a number of industries. Our clients include both manufacturers and distributors of diverse products such as:

  • agricultural chemicals
  • asbestos and asbestos containing products
  • automobiles and seat belts
  • cellular phones
  • consumer goods
  • drugs and medical devices
  • electrical equipment
  • firearms
  • formaldehyde
  • industrial equipment
  • machinery and manufacturing equipment
  • medical devices
  • military and aerospace products
  • organic/halogenated solvents
  • pesticides
  • petroleum-based products
  • pneumatic and hand tools

Our environmental tort work includes the defense of cases involving a wide variety of industrial and agricultural chemicals as well as radioactive materials released to groundwater, indoor air, outdoor air, soil, and surface water. Also noteworthy is the fact that MLA expertly handles mold litigation.

MLA’s work includes personal injury and property damage litigation, in addition to counseling and training. We work closely with clients to develop effective mechanisms to avoiding lawsuits when developing or marketing a new product or when they have an environmental release or incident. We have solid experience in defense of actions involving multiple plaintiffs and defendants, and our lawyers are often called upon to act as national coordinating counsel. Prae Legal’s experts are also successful in defeating class certification.

Our clients benefit from the fact that our product liability and toxic tort practitioners combine their experience in complex civil litigation with the firm’s experience in the technical and medical issues that often form the battleground for these cases.

Moreover, when your organization’s legal needs move beyond Toxic Tort and Product Liability issues, attorneys in the group are able to connect you to the advice, expertise and support you might need fromPrae Legal.