In re Teflon Products Liability Litigation, 254 F.R.D. 354 (S.D. Iowa 2008). The Firm served as local counsel for DuPont in defense of this national MDL class action assigned to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Plaintiffs sought class certification of twenty-three classes of persons who acquired cookware allegedly coated with DuPont’s “Teflon” product. In its Order, the Court denied Plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class with regard to every purported class action before the Court.
We successfully defended the manufacturer of a pneumatic nailer, where one worker put a 3½-inch nail into the knee of a co-worker. We received a defense verdict in federal court jury trial.
The Firm has defended several large appliance manufacturers sued in fire/property damage product liability cases. Many such cases were insurance subrogation actions.