Acker & Whipple has successfully represented manufacturers, large and small, in a wide variety of lawsuits. Our attorneys have defended distributors and sellers, as well, in personal injury and property damage cases involving alleged defects in design and manufacture and insufficient warnings. The firm has successfully handled complex, multi-party litigation involving alleged harmful exposure to asbestos, cases involving catastrophic or fatal injuries allegedly caused by construction materials and equipment, automotive equipment, and recreational products, as well as cases involving household and personal items. Acker & Whipple, while always mindful to maintain a cost-effective approach, is proud of it success record in product liability litigation and case resolution.
We have obtained defense verdicts in a wide variety of cases, including those involving an electric gate, a boat trailer, a grease lubrication hose, the regulator and operating controls of a cement pump, and a tennis shoe. In a case involving an alleged overheated truck brake and defective truck tire, the jury chose to award plaintiff only 1% of its demand. For more detail on examples of our product liability defense verdicts, visit our Successes page.
