Product Liability

In the past 50 years, the Product Liability Practice Group in the Litigation Department of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, has represented scores of manufacturers in cases filed in various state and federal courts throughout the United States. Included in the group are individuals who are trained in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, x-ray technology, toxicology and engineering.

Over the years, the firm has represented manufacturers of a wide variety of products in a myriad of markets. These have included products in the following sectors:

Automotive
Automobiles, tires, safety appliances, brakes, seatbelts, airbags, child restraints

Ethical Pharmaceutical
Bendectin, DES, Thalidomide, Accutane, Phentermine, Parlodel, Phenylpropanolamine, Oxycontin, Pyridostigmine Bromide

Household Products and Appliances
Detergents, hair care products, fabric softeners, home appliances, power tools, mowers, grills, lawn chairs, wheelbarrows, electrical line hose, cribs, baby monitors, disposable diapers

Manufacturing/Industrial
Airplanes and helicopters, firearms, fire suppression systems, fuel dispensing systems, logic automated machinery and robotics, machine tools, nozzles, breakaways and cutoffs, power presses

Medical/Device
Blood and blood products, bone screws, breast implants, food supplements such as L-tryptophan and ephedra, neutraceuticals, orthopedic implants, over-the-counter cough, cold and sleep aid medications, pacemakers, pacemaker leads, penile implants, silicone implant products, surgical gloves, tampons, urethral stone retrieval devices

Recreational
Basketball backboard systems, bicycles, bowling pinspotting equipment, chemistry sets, exercise equipment, power boats and personal watercraft, rollercoasters and amusement park rides, running shoes, trampolines, treadmills

Tobacco
Cigarettes and smokeless products

Toxic
Asbestos, pesticides, manufacturers of chemicals in toxic exposure cases, building product manufacturers in mold litigation, artificial butter flavoring