Products Liability
Products liability is one of the historically preeminent practice areas at Ice Miller. We have been involved in the defense of products liability litigation since its emergence. Our lawyers have a wealth of experience in handling various product liability matters, including in the agricultural and construction equipment industries, agricultural input and chemical manufacturing, drug and device industry, production machinery, consumer products, and a wide range of other products. We also represent clients regularly in class actions, mass torts, and multi-district litigation arising from product related claims. The product liability litigators at Ice Miller practice in all state and federal courts and on regional and national levels.
Products Liability Services
Ice Miller has not only been involved in hundreds of trials and appeals dealing with a wide range of products, but we also have been involved with manufacturers in the oversight and management of claims and claims prevention or risk management issues that help prevent costly traditional litigation. We invest substantial time in learning our clients' businesses, organizational structures, histories, products and philosophies of management. Doing so has enabled our attorneys to develop a working "partnership" with our clients in all phases of product liability, from the design of the product to the resolution of claims or defending the product and the company in traditional litigation.
We also offer a comprehensive risk prevention seminar, presented by Ice Miller lawyers who regularly practice in the areas of product manufacturers risk prevention. Other services we provide include: products liability audit; review of document retention policies; contract reviews; warranty preparation and evaluation; review of warnings, instructions and product brochures; insurance evaluation, and UCC review.
A Broad Range of Clients
Ice Miller has represented manufacturers of a vast array of products. Our product list includes:
Chemicals
Fertilizers
Pesticides
Sulfur additives
Bisphenol-A
Lead
Agricultural Equipment
Combines
Forage Harvesters
Planters
Tractors
Balers
Drugs and Devices
Breast implants
Chemical products
Contraceptives
Drug infusion devices
Drugs
Flu vaccine
Heart valves
Intraocular lens
Medical machinery
Pacemakers
Surgical cautery machines
Vaporizers
Industrial Equipment
Assembly line
Batt packers
Conveyors
Crawlers
Forklifts
Heat treatment furnaces
Meat processing equipment
Ovens
Plastic extrusion systems
Presses
Pressure vessels
Punches
Push lock tugs
Tenter machines
Transformer
Construction Equipment
Cranes
Digger derrick
Front-end loaders
Man lifts
Road maintenance equipment
Scaffolding
Truck cabs and chassis
Industrial Products
Cables
Chains
Hoists
Industrial equipment safety devices
Respirators
Ropes
Sensors
Steel beams
Steel decking
Telecommunication devices
Valves
Wire ropes and slings
Consumer Products
Automobile air bags
Automobile restraint systems
Automobiles
Beauty products
Bicycles
Butane lighters
Camcorders
Chairs and tables
Circular saws
Clock radios
Firearms
Fireworks
Furnaces
Garage door opener
Hair products
Hand tools
Lawnmowers
Roofing shingles
Soft drinks
Space heaters
Tanning beds/devices
Telephones
Televisions
Tires and rims
Toys
VCR
Water bed heaters
Water heaters
Miscellaneous
Asbestos
Bottles and containers
Elevators
Escalators
Juvenile products (baby strollers, car seats, cribs)
Lubricants
Plastic packaging
Playground equipment
Products Liability Attorneys
The Firm's lawyers enjoy membership in a number of professional trial lawyer associations; including the highly-selective American College of Trial Lawyers, and many are listed in the publication, The Best Lawyers in America. Many of our lawyers are members of the International Academy of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and local trial lawyer associations.
