Louisiana Products Liability Defense Attorneys
The lawyers of Chopin Wagar Richard & Kutcher represent U.S. and international manufacturers, distributors and retailers of consumer and industrial goods who are in need of experienced and cost-effective products liability defense representation.
One of our partners, Chip Wagar, was involved in the creation and passage of the Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA) of 1986, and has lobbied the state legislature on behalf of the manufacturing and maritime industries.
Our firm has represented major manufacturers in cases ranging from multimillion-dollar turbine failure cases to more routine personal injury claims before state and federal courts in Louisiana, Texas and throughout the Gulf Coast region. Please contact our New Orleans office in Metairie to discuss your legal needs with an experienced products liability defense lawyer.
Product Liability Defense: Defective Product Claims and Class Action Litigation
We understand how much is at stake in these cases. Our overriding priority in products liability defense litigation is to effectively contain and resolve the potentially catastrophic losses that may occur in a defective product personal injury, wrongful death or class action lawsuit.
Products liability defense is an expert-intensive area of practice. Our firm has the experience, resources and access to independent engineering experts necessary to provide immediate guidance and assistance to management on the ground. Employing our skills and resources may help minimize or prevent major losses in litigation regarding alleged design or construction defects and warning or warrantee issues.
We concentrate on winning the vital points and focusing our efforts on matters that have the greatest impact on our client's resources and the outcome of the case. We also have built a solid reputation for exposing and crushing claims based on junk science, successfully excluding evidence under Daubert.
Insurers may come and go, but Chopin Wagar Richard & Kutcher remains the counsel of choice for clients who realize that effective loss control and cutting expenses are vital concerns in litigation. Please contact us today to discuss your immediate and long term needs with an experienced Louisiana products liability defense attorney.
