No business is immune to product failure. Even the biggest and most sophisticated companies face risks. With better foresight and planning, product failures can be prevented.
Pinsent Masons’ cross practice group team of product liability specialists can help to identify and minimise risks before problems arise. Should product defect/failure occur, the team can help to minimise regulatory and reputational exposure and achieve the best possible outcome from the incident.
Our product liability team covers the full range of product related challenges including:
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Defending a large number of product liability claims against a medical device manufacturer seeking damages arising from alleged defects in metal-on-metal hip components.
Acting for a UK based equipment hire company to defend a multi-million pound breach of contract and product liability claim arising from a fatal accident at one of its customer’s depots and involving additional claims against the manufacturer of the machine in question.
Advised a medical device manufacturer on the defence of claims alleging defect and incorrect marketing of medical devices. A large number of claimants have raised claims against medical in-vitro mesh products alleging injury and ongoing disability in consequence of alleged defect in the medical products. The issue was subject also to Parliamentary hearings and inquiry.
Advised an award-winning global airline on proceedings against Airbus before the Technology & Construction Court in London regarding the A350 surface degradation and grounding of A350 Aircraft. The parties reached an amicable and mutually agreeable settlement in this legal dispute.
Acting for a supplier of fire doors reviewing compliance with fire tests in light of Grenfell-driven changes and any need for any remedial measures in the context of the risk presented.
Advised and represented a US-based client on claims for damages based on tort and product liability against the German-based manufacturer. The claims were pursued against in the German insolvency proceedings over the manufacturer's assets.
Acting for a global manufacturing company in relation to a large number of claims and proceedings seeking damages for alleged environmental impacts arising from the client's product manufacturing operations. The claims have industry wide implications, and the defence involves significant involvement of scientific expert evidence in an area of developing and evolving scientific knowledge and analysis over the lifetime of these claims.
Representing one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tanks and silos in a product liability expertise and subsequent dispute concerning defective products initiated by one of the sub-purchaser of a tank.
Advising a US company specialising in software on a product liability case in the technology industry, relating to allegedly defective software that they implemented.
Advised a major Northern Ireland manufacturer on a successful multi million pound product liability and breach of contract claim. which arose after the defendant, one of the world's largest adhesive manufactures, supplied our client with defective product.
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