Mass Tort Claims

The advent and extension of strict liability, coupled with traditional principles of negligence and warranty, place ever-greater financial burdens on those that manufacture and sell products of every kind.  At Montgomery McCracken our success in mass tort litigation stems from the experience of our lawyers in handling complex litigation matters, as well as the special in-depth training and experience provided by the Firm in the area of mass tort claims. 

Our toxic tort experience includes cases involving:

  • national class actions
  • multidistrict litigation and the coordination of litigation nationwide
  • individual personal injury
  • property damage resulting from exposure or contamination by toxic substances
  • defense of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of industrial, commercial, and consumer products

Our Litigation department is constantly updated on current mass tort issues by specialists within the firm.  In addition to attorneys and paralegals who have practiced in the medical profession, our litigation group includes industrial hygienists, former labor negotiators, insurance underwriters, health care professionals and others who regularly provide our own staff with timely updates on mass tort issues.

Representative clients include manufacturers of:

  • pesticides
  • herbicides
  • wood preservatives
  • pharmaceuticals
  • medical devices
  • products containing lead and asbestos

Montgomery McCracken has provided representation to clients in over 15,000 mass tort matters with more than 1,000 such cases having been tried to verdict.  Our reputation in this area of the law is a distinctive one - no area firm has tried more, nor with better results.  Our team possess both the experience and the trial and negotiation skills required to successfully represent the interests of clients in a timely and cost-effective manner.  In addition, we have served as "national counsel" and "regional counsel" in numerous litigation matters involving hundreds and, sometimes thousands, of individuals and class actions involving the same product.  We pride ourselves in the ability to efficiently coordinate all these matters with a constant game plan in mind toward cost effectiveness and favorable results.

For more information, please call contact Christopher S. D'Angelo at 215-772-7397 or cdangelo@mmwr.com.