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
Weiss V. Mazda
Weiss V. Mazda (November 2010) The Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld a grant of summary judgment for Mazda Motor of America, Inc. and Royal Oldsmobile Company, Inc. The opinion can be found at http://www.fifthcircuit.org/Opinions.aspx by searching for Case No. 10-CA-608. Lance B. Williams and Quincy T. Crochet [...]
Duncan v. Ford Motor Company, et al.
Duncan v. Ford Motor Company, et al. (March 2010) Keith W. McDaniel prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment, which was granted in favor of Ford Motor Company. The two-vehicle accident at issue occurred in 2004; however, plaintiff failed to preserve the subject 1993 Ford Taurus, the most critical piece [...]
Martin Edgar, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, et al.
Martin Edgar, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, et al. (February 2010) Keith W. McDaniel, Lance B. Williams, and Quincy T. Crochet of McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo, Hardy, McDaniel & Welch obtained a summary judgment for Ford Motor Company in the case of Martin Edgar, et al v. Ford Motor Company, et [...]
Kimberly Creel v. Ford Motor Company
Kimberly Creel v. Ford Motor Company (July 2009) Keith W. McDaniel, Lance B. Williams, and Quincy T. Crochet prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment, which was granted in favor of Ford Motor Company. The single-vehicle accident at issue occurred in 1998, but plaintiff did not file a lawsuit until [...]
DiMaggio v. Ford Motor Company
DiMaggio v. Ford Motor Company (February 2009) McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys obtained a defense verdict for Ford Motor Company in a two week jury trial arising from the death of two people in a rollover accident involving a Ford Explorer. Plaintiffs claimed that Explorers manufactured from 1991 – 2001 were defective [...]
Dewright Peters v. Nissan Forklift Corporation
Dewright Peters v. Nissan Forklift Corporation (March 2008) Keith W. McDaniel, Lance B. Williams and Quincy Crochet, of McCranie Sistrunk Anzelmo Hardy, McDaniel & Welch in New Orleans, Louisiana obtained a unanimous defense verdict in a case tried to a Federal Court jury in New Orleans. The suit arose from [...]