Products Liability

Zelle Hofmann attorneys have handled a broad spectrum of product liability coverage actions, such as defective PVC plumbing pipe, cement railroad ties, and oil pipeline claims. The firm has managed bodily injury and asbestos-in-building coverage disputes under primary and excess property and liability policies as well as reinsurance contracts. Zelle Hofmann attorneys have tried and arbitrated numerous cases, conducted ADR under the Wellington Agreement, and have negotiated various settlements from interim agreements to buyouts. Issues have included trigger, scope, allocation, the number and application of deductibles, appropriate exhaustion, "other insurance" issues, specific product exclusions, late notice, failure to cooperate, misrepresentation, expected or intended, defense obligations, obligations of a captive, effect of self-insured retentions, quota share arrangements, and many others.

For questions related to our products liability practice, please feel free to contact the following attorneys: Brad Brewer, Kerry Brown, Michael Cashman, Thomas Caswell, Thomas Cook, Rolf Gilbertson, Jerry McElroy, Christopher Micheletti, Jim Reece, Patricia St. Peter, or Karl Vasiloff.