BSP Law’s Product Liability team has significant trial experience and successes representing major manufacturers in complex tort and product liability cases in nearly every state and internationally. Our team has successfully handled cases involving a variety of product liability, toxic tort, and personal injury litigation claims. BSP Law is particularly known for its strength in the product-liability sphere, especially in the automotive sector. The firm was indeed founded on the strength of its product-liability work, representing all three of the “Big 3” auto makers and other major manufacturers. Beyond auto, the firm has represented a diverse group of products manufacturers, including appliances, chemicals, food products, medical devices, and consumer products.

BSP Law has developed extensive subject-matter expertise in advanced automotive technologies, including involvement in the regulatory space and development of legal and factual defenses to litigation.

BSP Law’s Product Liability Practice Group has been ranked in Chambers and Partners 2024 USA Guide for Product Liability: Automobile (USA – Nationwide) . The practice group has been ranked in guide since 2022.

Chambers’ ranking tables are compiled through assessment of a firm’s work and opinions from external market sources, which emphasize client feedback. To be ranked in the guide, firms and lawyers must demonstrate sustained excellence.

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Types of Products Defended

• Appliances
• Automobiles
• Chemicals
• Connected Products
• Consumer Products

• Emerging Technologies
• Food Products & Packaging
• Household Appliances
• Medical Devices & Equipment
• Pharmaceuticals

Experience

• Significant trial experience and successes representing major manufacturers in complex tort cases in over 30 states.
• Successfully handled cases involving a variety of product liability, toxic tort and personal injury litigation claims.
• In mediations and facilitations, the strength of our coordinated team effort has positioned our clients to achieve favorable settlement results in high exposure cases.
• As national counsel for air bag product liability claims for one automaker, BSP Law has defended and favorably resolved numerous product liability matters, including more than a dozen involving Takata air bag allegations.
• As lead class, trial counsel, and discovery counsel in nationwide class actions, our team has secured favorable results, ranging from voluntary dismissals to precedential rulings on appeal.

Product Defense Capabilities

• Grasp complex science and engineering concepts related to product design, development, testing, and manufacturing
• Analyze regulatory aspects of product design, development, manufacturing, and distribution
• Defend claims regarding product design process and decision making
• Develop due-diligence product facts and themes
• Analyze and defend product performance
• Tailor fact investigation to defense strategy
• Defend claims regarding product warnings
• Understand medical issues surrounding liability and damage claims
• Defend adverse or improper discovery requests
• Prepare corporate and expert witnesses for testimony
• Depose and cross-examine opposing experts
• Conduct jury research, mock trials and detailed case theme development

Regulatory Advisors & Litigation Avoidance

• Counsel clients during all phases of recall and regulatory matters
• Proactively advise companies on how to minimize potential litigation
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to minimize litigation costs and damages awards