Products Liability Litigation
The firm has attorneys specializing in handling a broad array of products liability matters. Attorneys in this group hold degrees in technical fields including engineering and chemistry. The group’s lawyers have been instrumental in developing precedent setting cases which have shaped products liability law on a regional and national basis. Products defended by the firm’s lawyers include automobiles, household electronics, household products, farm equipment, industrial equipment, medical devices, and oilfield related products. Lawyers in this group have worked on a regional and national basis with clients addressing recalls and pattern litigation. The firm’s broad geographic coverage and depth of trial experience produces unparalleled results.
Case Results
Morvant v. Ford Motor Company
Morvant v. Ford Motor Company (Febuary 2015) On Friday, February 6, 2015, a jury in Lake Charles, Louisiana returned a defense verdict for Ford Motor Company following a two week trial in a post-collision fire case, rejecting Plaintiffs’ allegation that the brake master cylinder and reservoir assembly in decedent [...]
McNabb v. Ford Motor Company
McNabb v. Ford Motor Company (March 2014) Keith W. McDaniel and Quincy T. Crochet obtained summary judgment for Ford Motor Company in the 21st Judicial District Court for the Parish of Tangipahoa in two separate lawsuits filed by Hansford McNabb and his wife, Connie McNabb, as a result of [...]
Franklin vs. Ford Motor Company and Jim Taylor Ford Lincoln Mercury, L.L.C.
Franklin vs. Ford Motor Company and Jim Taylor Ford Lincoln Mercury, L.L.C. (January 2014) Keith W. McDaniel and Quincy T. Crochet obtained a defense verdict for Ford Motor Company following a jury trial in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana in January 2014. Plaintiffs, Vivian and James Franklin, brought suit as a [...]
Reynolds v. Nissan
Reynolds v. Nissan (August 2013) Keith W. McDaniel and Quincy T. Crochet obtained summary judgment in favor of Nissan North America, Inc., in a lawsuit filed by Richard Reynolds in the 22nd Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Tammany. The case arose out of a five car [...]
Jack B. Harper Contractor, Inc. v. United Fiberglass of America, Inc.
Jack B. Harper Contractor, Inc. v. United Fiberglass of America, Inc. (February 2013) Keith W. McDaniel, Quincy T. Crochet and Heather Nagel Shockley of McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy McDaniel & Welch LLC obtained a favorable result for Prime Conduit, Inc. (“PCI”) following a nearly three-week jury trial in the United [...]
Michael R. Duncan v. Ford Motor Company
Michael R. Duncan v. Ford Motor Company (June 2011) Plaintiff sued Ford Motor company, alleging the failure of his vehicle’s airbag to deploy in an accident caused his injuries. Keith McDaniel successfully obtained summary judgment in the trial court. On June 10, 2011, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals [...]