Avoiding Liability Exposure From Defective Products Made Abroad
Epstein Becker & Green P.C. , New York
by William A. Ruskin
This article first appeared in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Vol. 15, No. 12 (December 2007 issue)
Editor: Bill, please describe your background in dealing with product liability cases?
Ruskin: I have been defending product liability cases for more than 25 years. In the 1980’s, I worked in-house at CIBAGEIGY Corporation, where I had my initiation into the defense of chemical and pharmaceutical products, and chemical intermediates, which may be blended with other chemicals before a finished product reaches the ultimate consumer.
For the most part, I have defended toxic tort and product liability litigation on behalf of clients who market industrial and agricultural chemicals, ethical pharmaceuticals and medical devices. More recently, I have been litigating on behalf of manufacturers of consumer products, food products and food additives. As my clients’ business concerns grow more complex, it is my obligation to stay abreast of how their industries are evolving. Today, our world is more inter-connected than ever before and will continue to grow more so – presenting challenges undreamed of as little as 25 years ago.
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