Product Liability and Toxic Tort

Paul Hastings has achieved a record of success in product liability, environmental and toxic tort litigation for a broad array of enterprises through an approach that combines decades of experience, integrated legal disciplines, and an understanding of the complex scientific technical issues that are unique to this litigation. Many of our clients who manufacture widely-distributed materials or run complex industrial facilities face claims that can result in significant damage to both their financial position and good will in the marketplace. While acting as national coordinating counsel or while handling multi-party cases with similar issues in other forums, our attorneys have mastered the strategic issues that arise with these claims. We are experienced trial lawyers, who try our clients’ cases only when it serves their best interests to do so. Because of our deep experience, we are well equipped to step in and assume responsibility for matters around the country or on the eve of trial.

In addition to our litigation skills, we have succeeded over the years by drawing on the breadth of knowledge in related areas of law that are frequently intertwined with the litigation of product liability and toxic tort claims, including insurance coverage, environmental regulation, industry regulation, health-based risk assessments, political concerns, cleanup strategies, product recalls, permitting issues and government agency interactions. From the United States, Hong Kong, Japan and Europe, our integrated teams draw on the resources of our full-service firm to handle this type of litigation for clients flexibly and cost-effectively.