Typical activities handled by members of our product safety group include the following:

• Preparing and updating product safety and liability management programs.
• Reviewing product labels for compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Reviewing instructions, labels, manuals, installation and service guides, and advertising for product liability risk management purposes.
• Participating in standards development activities.
• Identifying and evaluating the relevance of government and third-party standards to specific products.
• Litigating in state and federal courts, primarily involving more complex cases, such as "toxic tort" claims, where chemistry, toxicity, combustibility, machinery safety, or other complex issues are involved.
• Conducting risk assessments on product ingredients.
• Participating in tort reform efforts.
• Evaluating insurance coverage issues and Advising clients on how to incorporate regulatory compliance requirements with their product liability risk management programs and preparing and reviewing contracts to minimize product liability exposure, including trademark licensing agreements.