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
Gibson v Ford Motor Company
Gibson v Ford Motor Company (April 2005) 24th JDC, Jefferson Parish, LA. Judge Guidry. McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys represented Ford. A 1996 Lincoln subject to an ignition switch recall caught fire and heavily damaged plaintiff’s home. Also alleged were emotional damages that caused the break up of plaintiff’s marriage. Ford alleged [...]
Windsor Inn v Hyundai Motor America
Windsor Inn v Hyundai Motor America (April 2005) US District Court, Western District of LA., Monroe, LA. Judge James. McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys represented Hyundai. A 1999 Hyundai Elantra caught fire and burned down a 40 unit motel. Hyundai was sued and a claim made that a defect in the car’s [...]
American Central Insurance Company, et al v. Hyundai Motor America
American Central Insurance Company, et al v. Hyundai Motor America (April 2005) McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys won a victory in favor of Hyundai Motor America in the case entitled American Central Insurance Company, et al v. Hyundai Motor America in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, [...]
Lennox Industries Inc.
Lennox Industries Inc. (April 2005) Thomas P. Anzelmo obtained a ruling from the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal on behalf of Lennox Industries Inc., reversing the trial court’s denial of its Motion for Summary Judgment. The First Circuit found that Lennox was not liable in a case involving substantial [...]
James Lee v. Ford Motor Company
James Lee v. Ford Motor Company (April 2004) McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys won a victory in favor of Ford Motor Company in the case entitled James Lee v. Ford Motor Company in Judge Buckley’s court in St. Bernard Parish. The plaintiff was a brain damaged quadriplegic. A $6.5 million dollar verdict [...]
Mary Siether v. Winnebago
Mary Siether v. Winnebago (March 2004) McCranie Sistrunk Attorneys won an appeal in the 4th Circuit, which the Louisiana Supreme Court let stand, in favor of Winnebago in the case entitled Mary Siether v. Winnebago. The case involved an accident with Winnebago causing two deaths and a broken neck in [...]