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Seven Snell & Wilmer product liability attorneys recognized as leaders in Product Liability Litigation – Defendants by The Best Lawyers in America 2020

Snell & Wilmer recently announced that 143 of the firm’s attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©. Of those attorneys, seven partners were recognized in the practice area of Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. The 26th edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes attorneys in more than […]

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Product Liability Litigation Group Ranked in 2019 “Best Law Firms”

Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in 2019’s “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. We were ranked as a metropolitan area Tier 1 firm in Phoenix, Orange County, Colorado and Utah for product liability litigation defense. We were also ranked as a Tier 1 firm in […]

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KW
Former Partner

Product Liability Litigation Group Ranked in 2018 “Best Law Firms”

Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in 2018’s “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. We were ranked as a metropolitan area Tier 1 firm in Phoenix, Orange County, Colorado and Utah for product liability litigation defense. We were also ranked as a Tier 1 firm in […]

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KW
Former Partner

FRCP 26(b)(1) Amendments Are Meant to Matter

The amendments that changed Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 on December 1, 2015 re-define the scope of discovery and seek to rein in abusive over-discovery. Two revisions in particular demonstrate that these amendments narrow the framework of allowable discovery. First, the amendments delete from Rule 26(b)(1) the provision that discovery may seek relevant but […]

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Product Liability Litigation Group Ranked in 2016 “Best Law Firms”

Snell & Wilmer’s Product Liability Litigation Group achieved high rankings in “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. We were ranked as a metropolitan area Tier 1 firm in Phoenix, Colorado and Utah for product liability litigation defense. We were also ranked as a Tier 1 firm in Phoenix for mass […]

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KW
Former Partner

The Steps in Responding to a Product Liability Case

“I’ve been sued…now what?” Read on to learn the basics of what you might expect throughout the life of a product liability lawsuit. The Beginning. Product liability lawsuits begin well before a lawsuit is filed. They begin with a product and an injury. We’ll use a case from several years ago as our example. An […]

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KW
Former Partner

FRCP 26(b) Amendment Will Change the Culture of Discovery

On December 1, 2015, a package of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure took effect. Two changes to Rule 26 contained within these amendments will go far to rein in overly broad discovery requests that are expensive to address and distracting from the merits of the litigation. First, Rule 26(b)(1) will delete the […]

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The Learned Intermediary Defense Advances in Nevada

The learned intermediary doctrine can be a legal defense against product liability claims. It is most commonly applied in cases involving drugs and medical devices.  A learned intermediary is a medical expert, such as a prescribing physician, who can weigh the risks and benefits of a medication and make informed prescription decisions based on knowledge […]

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Facebook Photos Are Fair Game in Injury Cases

Today it’s reported that 58% of American adults use Facebook, 17.5% use Instagram, and 50% use tumblr. Social media websites sometimes offer users the option of disclosing postings, including photographs, to different sets of other users. On Facebook, for instance, postings can be made available to the public, to only “friends” (those users who are […]

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