COZEN O'CONNOR | The Confidence to Proceed

Complex Torts & Products Liability

John J. McDonough
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(212) 908-1226
Philip G. Kircher
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(215) 665-7233
Josh M. Greenbaum
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(215) 665-2788

Overview

Experienced and aggressive trial lawyers are just a call away for clients who need counsel to defend products liability and complex tort matters. Whether mobilizing dozens of lawyers to handle a large catastrophic loss, serving as national counsel for multiple jurisdictions, or providing one lawyer to defend a single matter, Cozen O’Connor is highly qualified to service all of our clients’ needs.

OUR EXPERIENCE

In recent years, Cozen O’Connor attorneys have successfully represented national and international companies, regional business, small businesses and individuals in a wide range of products liability and complex tort matters. From the World Trade Center litigation, to breast implants, to fen-phen cases or catastrophic accidents, our attorneys are able to provide thoroughly experienced representation. Cozen O’Connor attorneys are skilled in thorough investigation and can employ efficient and sophisticated discovery methods. We are able to draw upon a huge nationwide network to locate some of the best products liability and complex tort experts in any area. Clients are pleased with our written and oral advocacy, and our attorneys strive to understand each client’s specific needs and goals. We work with our clients to achieve a successful outcome, whether resolving a matter or taking a verdict at trial. With more than 125 products liability and complex tort lawyers practicing in offices across the country, there are few courts in which Cozen O’Connor has not appeared.

THE CASES WE HANDLE

Our attorneys routinely handle the defense of personal injury and property damage claims allegedly arising out of defects in the design and/or manufacture of a wide variety of products. Major claim categories include:

  • Medical devices and drugs

  • Abrasive disks/grinding wheels

  • Aircraft component systems

  • Industrial and heavy equipment

  • Motor vehicle and off-road equipment

  • Elevators and escalators

  • Construction equipment

  • Firearms

  • Food industry equipment

  • Toxic torts and chemical exposures

Cozen O’Connor has served as national coordinating counsel for manufacturer defendants in pedicle bone screw litigation, weight loss litigation and smoke detector cases.

Attorneys at the firm have special background in construction litigation, major trucking and motor vehicle accidents, dram shop matters, and mold litigation.

WE CAN HELP

We take pride in advancing our clients’ commercial interests in a manner consistent with their business philosophy. We are often involved before litigation is filed, watching the development of underlying liabilities and analyzing the exposure attendant to particular losses. Whatever the circumstances, Cozen O’Connor is prepared to do whatever it takes to help our clients resolve their problems successfully.