Conrad O’Brien lawyers defend some of the most complicated tort and products liability litigation in the country. Our representations span a broad range of industries, including the chemical, oil, pharmaceutical, cell phone, agricultural products, tobacco, and sporting goods industries. We have also been involved in a variety of mass torts – from asbestos personal injury and premises liability cases to blood products litigation – and in coordinating the multi-district litigation that is often a part of these national claims.
Representative engagements include the following:
- Conrad O’Brien lawyers represent a national manufacturer of ephedra products, which retains the firm as its trial counsel for Pennsylvania cases.
- We represent a medical device manufacturer in a product liability case arising out of the use of spinal implants.
- Conrad O’Brien served as local trial counsel for a major tobacco company in products liability cases against the industry.
- We represented charitable entities in litigation over blood-borne diseases – such as AIDS and hepatitis – arising out of blood transfusions.
- We were engaged by a sporting goods manufacturer to help the company evaluate its exposure in product liability matters.
- We serve as Pennsylvania counsel for an international electronics company in asbestos personal injury cases.
- When he served on the bench, Judge Bechtle presided over several prominent MDL matters, including the Fen-Phen litigation, orthopedic bone-screw cases, and the MGM Grand Hotel fire litigation.
- We won several defense verdicts for a pharmaceutical company sued in connection with a popular over-the-counter sinus medication.
- We served as national coordinating counsel for product liability claims against a contact lens manufacturer.
- We defended one of world’s largest computer manufacturers in mass tort and class action litigation relating to repetitive stress injuries.
- Firm lawyers defended a Fortune 500 company in mass tort claims relating to exposure to lead paints.
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