Ice Miller attorneys have been involved in the defense of products liability litigation since its emergence and have played a significant role in the development of this area of law on both a regional and national level.
If you are currently engaged in a products liability lawsuit or believe you may be, Ice Miller's lawyers offer you broad and deep experience to help lead you through the lawsuit, whether it be resolved through mediation, arbitration, trial or otherwise.
Our lawyers have represented a wide range of manufacturers, distributers, retailers, and suppliers in many different industries, including automotive, drug and device, chemical, agricultural and construction equipment, consumer products, production machinery, and many others. We also represent clients regularly in class actions, mass torts and multi-district litigation arising from product related claims. Below is a listing of many of the products which we have defended over the years.
Products Liability Services
Ice Miller lawyers invest, at their own expense, substantial time in learning our clients' businesses, organizational structures, histories, products and philosophies of management. Doing so has enabled our lawyers to develop a working "partnership" with our clients in all phases of risk management associated with products, from the design of the product to the resolution of claims or defending the product and the company in traditional litigation.
Ice Miller has represented defendants in hundreds of trials and appeals on all sorts of products and takes great pride in the results both at trial and on appeal. However, we appreciate the emotional and economic cost that litigation can take on our clients' businesses and we work closely with them to achieve cost effective results. To that end, we have been involved with clients in the oversight and management of claims, claims prevention, and a host of risk management issues, including indemnification, insurance coverage and review of technical literature and marketing materials.
A Broad Range of Clients and Products
Ice Miller has represented manufacturers, distributers, retailers and suppliers in the following array of products:
Agricultural Equipment Vehicles Chemicals Consumer Products |
Construction Equipment Cosmetic Products Drugs and Devices Food |
Industrial Equipment Industrial Products Juvenile Products Miscellaneous Sports Equipment |
Our Lawyers
The product liability litigators at Ice Miller practice in a large number of state and federal courts as well as before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Our lawyers include Fellows in the American College of Trial Lawyers and members of PLAC (Product Liability Advisory Council). They are ranked in Chambers USA and routinely listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers and Super Lawyer Rising Stars in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Our lawyers are members of the International Academy of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and local trial lawyer associations.
The product liability litigators have also contributed to the development of this area of the law through multiple publications and speaking engagements.
