Manufacturing

KRCL attorneys have represented manufacturers in hundreds of products liability cases and are uniquely qualified to handle the most complex, challenging, and significant matters within the manufacturing industry.

We represent manufacturers globally in both products liability disputes and other litigation and legal matters. Our attorneys have extensive experience in not only the technical issues involved with products liability claims but also in presenting those complex technical matters to a jury made up of ordinary people in the most effective and efficient manner. Our seasoned attorneys also recognize that sometimes traditional litigation is not the best vehicle by which to resolve clients’ disputes and work to identify opportunities in the early stages of litigation and strive to offer alternatives consistent with our clients’ interests. Identifying those instances and taking advantage of them is a primary goal of our team. The firm’s attorneys that practice in this area typically represent manufacturers directly through large self-insured retentions. This direct relationship has enabled our lawyers to gain more insight into the manufacturing clients’ goals and interests through lengthy and multifaceted relationships.

The KRCL lawyers that concentrate their practice in the manufacturing industry also work closely with other sections of the firm to provide legal resources and support for our other legal matters. We join forces with KRCL’s IP lawyers to provide advice on trade secrets and patent issues and to prosecute and defend IP and trade secrets claims for our manufacturing clients. KRCL’s Real Estate section provides advice on real estate and leasing transactions for our Manufacturing clients. Additionally, our China practice group assists with the increasing demands and challenges faced by our Chinese clients entering the US market and our American clients doing business in or with China.

Our attorneys offer full-service support to our manufacturing clients, including regulatory, compliance, commercial claims, and defense, on a wide variety of products including, but certainly not limited to:

Agricultural products and equipment
Aircraft products and equipment
Aircraft passenger boarding equipment
Construction equipment and building materials
Crane and rigging
Door systems, locking systems and other entrance solutions
Heavy trucks and other transportation equipment
Office Transportation equipment including elevators, escalators and moving sidewalks.
HVAC equipment and appliances
Industrial machines and manufactured components
Natural gas flow and odorizer equipment
Oilfield equipment, pumps, and monitoring equipment
Recreational and spa equipment
Smoke alarm and fire suppression equipment
Toxic tort defense
Commercial cooking and food service equipment
Various types of scissor and power lifts
Various types of transportation vehicles, including tractors, trailers and related equipment
Pneumatic hand tools
Pneumatic compressors, generators and compressor trains
Drilling rigs and various component products for both land and offshore manufacturers
Construction highway equipment
Pneumatic construction tools/products
Power saws
Engines and engine components
Mobile homes
Downhole well logging tools and equipment
Plumbing pipe, fittings and related plumbing products
Tire changers
Various building components/products
Various petroleum-based products
Fire extinguishers
Foam insulation, bedding, and mattresses
Portable sanders/grinders (electric and pneumatic)
Ladders and scaffolds
Windows and related components
Doors and related components
Power shovels and mining equipment
Bulldozers and ditch-digging products
Paving equipment
Water quality analysis and treatment products
Electronic measurement instruments and tools
Fuel dispensing pumps and related products
Window blinds and coverings
Adhesives, epoxies and mortar products
Galvanized belts and other conveyor products