Product Liability

In product liability matters, Brad has represented pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, as well as entities that design and sell industrial vehicles and products. He has often litigated on behalf of hospitals and doctors related to their purchase and use of drugs and devices, including many cases involving compounded drugs.

Examples of his product liability experience include:

  • Defense of design, manufacture and use of specialized trucks to contain and transport hazardous substances in support of semiconductor facility
  • Defense of engineering, design, and project management for a municipal wastewater treatment facility
  • Represented hospital clients in multiple litigations regarding contaminated products provided by a compounding pharmacy
  • Defended multiple litigations involving the design, manufacture and distribution of commercial roofing systems
  • Defense of catastrophic fire litigations involving chemical explosions and allegedly defective machinery

Representative decisions

  • Wake County Board of Education v. Dow Roofing Systems, et al., 792 F.Supp.2d 897 (2011) (dismissing claims and enforcing arbitration and forum selection clauses)