Overview

Walter | Haverfield attorneys defend product manufacturers at all levels of litigation matters, through trial and appeals, whether manufacturing or design defect claims, risk management, administrative compliance, or warning or warranty issues. See below for our experience in this area.

Professionals

• Matthew D. Golish

  Senior Counsel

Experience

Walter | Haverfield attorneys have represented and defended through trial and appeal, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, suppliers, retailers and insurers in a host of products and related industries, including:

Automotive/Trucking Industrial Products:

Engine Filtration Devices

Gaskets

Hoses

Seat Belts and Components

Seat Retractors/Recliners

Aviation Products:

Interior Construction and Finish Materials

Chemicals/Industrial Toxins:

Asbestos

Borates

Gasoline

Dynamite

Electro-Ceramics

Explosive Fuses

Hydrochloric Acid

Hydroflouric Acid

Latex Based Paints

Insecticides

Oil-Based Paints

Vinyl Chloride

Computer and Electronic Equipment/Devices:

Alarm/Detection Systems (CO, Fire, Smoke, Moisture, Motion)

Batteries:  Alkaline, Lithium

Piezoelectric Actuators

Power Cord and Transformer Products

Construction Products, Vehicles, and Materials:

Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys

Electronic Radiant Heating Systems

Elevator Products/components

Escalator Products/components

Fiberglass

Interior Drywall/Fiberboard

Hydronic Radiant Heating Systems

Mucker vehicles in highway construction

Nuclear Pressure Testing Pipe-Stoppers

Prefabricated Modularized Building Units/Pods/Segments

Polyurethane Foam Cushioning

Steel Beams

Steel and Steel Alloys

Vinyl Wall Covering

Welding rods

Consumer Products:

Clothing Flammability

Coffee Makers

Dishwashers

Fireplace Inserts

Furniture

Helmets (Motorcycle/bicycle)

Home Security Alarm Systems

Home Furnaces

Ladders

Lotions

Mowers

Natural Gas/Propane Gas Valves

Ovens

Portable Electric Heaters

Ranges/Stoves

Refrigerators

Snow Blowers

Television Sets

Toaster Ovens

Toys

Washing Machines

Water Heaters

Electrical Equipment and Components:

Switches

Thermocouples

Food Products:

Animal Feed

Fast food

Soft drinks

Industrial Equipment and Products:

Banbury Mixers

Basic Oxygen Furnace at Steel Plant

Blast Furnace at Steel Plant

Boilers

Drill Press

Industrial Glue and Paint Mixers

PVC Injection Mold Manufacturers

Punch Press

Stamping Press

Turning Bases

Marine Products/Vessels:

Cigarette Boats (Hulls)

Toilet Systems

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices:

Pharma:

Ephedra:  Wrongful Death, personal injury cases in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio

Nicorette (Smoking Cessation) Pharmaceutical gum:  Defense Verdict, Ohio Supreme Court Decision, Wrongful Death

Pseudoephedrine

Sympathomimetic Amines

Medical Devices:

Angio-Plasty/Catheter Balloons

Cardiac Defibrillators

Cardiac Pacemakers

Hydronic Ablation Units

Inferior Vena Cava Filters

Spinal Stimulators

Cardio-Vascular Stents

Vaginal Mesh Products