Denver partner Dan Wittenberg and associate Kelly Smith recently published an article, “Clarifying the Difference Between Medical Device Servicing and Remanufacturing,” in DRI’s For the Defense. The article explores the longstanding divide in the medical device industry between device manufacturers and the third-party entities that service the devices. Wittenberg and Smith explain how the FDA […]
Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in 2019’s “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. We were ranked as a metropolitan area Tier 1 firm in Phoenix, Orange County, Colorado and Utah for product liability litigation defense. We were also ranked as a Tier 1 firm in […]
Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in 2018’s “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. We were ranked as a metropolitan area Tier 1 firm in Phoenix, Orange County, Colorado and Utah for product liability litigation defense. We were also ranked as a Tier 1 firm in […]
Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. We were ranked as a metropolitan area Tier 1 firm in Phoenix, Colorado and Utah for product liability litigation defense. We were also ranked as a Tier 1 firm in Phoenix for mass […]
“I’ve been sued…now what?” Read on to learn the basics of what you might expect throughout the life of a product liability lawsuit. The Beginning. Product liability lawsuits begin well before a lawsuit is filed. They begin with a product and an injury. We’ll use a case from several years ago as our example. An […]
3-D printing is emerging as a highly versatile, broad-based litigation technology. Who wouldn’t want to be able to quickly and efficiently create 3-D product representations for use at trial? But the idea of modeling products for trial is not new, so why is 3-D printing a potentially revolutionary capability and what other advantages can it […]
Snell & Wilmer attorneys Vaughn Crawford, Craig Logsdon and Amanda Sheridan recently represented Ford Motor Company in a case tried in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona in Tucson. The case involved a single-vehicle rollover near Willcox, Arizona in 2008. The Plaintiff, who was the seat-belted right front seat passenger, suffered […]
In Pounders v. Enserch E&C, Inc., decided on August 21, 2013, the Arizona Supreme Court gave a fresh examination to the application of choice of law principles to product liability lawsuits, in particular actions involving long-latency diseases. The Court ruled that, even though Plaintiff resided in Arizona and his injury became manifest in that state, […]
The Product Liability Desk Reference is one of the most useful and comprehensive books available on product liability law. It is a state-by-state reference that provides the most recent statutory and case law developments on product liability laws. It covers all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Kelly MacHenry, Sara Athen and Patrick […]
