Industrial Equipment & Automotive Components

Challenges in Product Liability for Equipment & Component Makers

Manufacturers and suppliers of technical components and industrial systems face liability challenges that directly challenge their quality assurance and credibility. Facing high-stakes technical defense requirements, our litigation team draws on its experience in these core areas:

• Risk of Multi-Jurisdiction Litigation
• Supply Chain Exposure
• The E-Discovery Burden
• Engineering and Causation Complexity
• Challenging Misuse and Alteration
• Elevated Regulatory Oversight
• Warranty and Indemnity Disputes

Experience & Results

Representative Defense Experience

• Defended product manufacturers against claims of product liability, manufacturing defects, design defects and failure to adequately warn.
• Represented pharmaceutical, automotive, heavy equipment, protective body armor and transportation clients in traumatic injury and wrongful death cases.
• Represented defendant clients in a number of class action certification hearings involving a major automotive manufacturer, the manufacturer of protective armor used by police departments, and pharmaceutical product manufacturers, and commercial settings.
• Represented Fortune 500 Company in mass tort product liability cases.
• Successfully obtained summary judgment for defendants in product liability and personal injury actions in cases involving allegedly defective agricultural and vehicle components.
• Defended clients in lengthy and complex multi-defendant trials involving claims of asbestos exposure;
• Participated in persuading the Oklahoma Supreme Court to adopt the Daubert standards for expert witnesses, paving the way for Oklahoma state courts to apply the Daubert line of cases in Oklahoma civil proceedings.

Firm Recognition

US News & World Report 2025 Best Law Firms 

• Tier 1 Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Tier 1 Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants

Consult with Our Product Liability Defense Team

Protecting your operational stability demands a strategic legal partner who understands the complex engineering and the full supply chain risk. Our attorneys integrate technical knowledge with courtroom experience to defend manufacturers against product design, manufacturing, and warning claims across the supply chain.

If your enterprise is currently facing claims related to:

• Component or system failure in industrial machinery (HVAC, pumps, drilling rigs, downhole tools, etc.)
• Design defects or component liability in the automotive supply chain (e.g., brake systems, steering components, airbag sensors, or electronic controls, etc.)
• Exposure to asbestos arising from product components or employment in construction or automotive industries
• E-discovery demands or internal investigations

Contact us today for a confidential assessment of your legal position.