Product liability and consumer class action work are core areas of focus for litigation firm Bowman and Brooke LLP. Alongside its market-leading reputation advising leading auto manufacturers, the firm regularly acts for consumer product entities in class action and mass tort defense work. Phoenix-based firm chair Paul Cereghini has excellent credentials in the courtroom, where he is particularly skilled at explaining often complex scientific and technological concepts to a jury. Cereghini’s impressive track record has seen him successful in bellwether cases within the auto space as well as claims involving a myriad of other products; he is currently leading the firm’s efforts for sports equipment company Riddell, Inc., which is a defendant in the highly publicized concussion litigation relating to American football helmets. Also based in Phoenix, Amanda Heitz has strong product litigation credentials, both at a trial and appellate level. Jeffrey Warren and Tori Levine jointly lead the firm’s consumer product practice group from Phoenix and Dallas, respectively, with Levine particularly noted for her work within the vaping and e-cigarette field.

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Key clients

  • Riddell, Inc./BRG Sports, Inc.
  • 3M Company
  • Glock, Inc.
  • The Husqvarna Group
  • BrassCraft Manufacturing Company (Masco Corporation)
  • Lloyds of London Insureds

Work highlights

  • Acting as national counsel to Riddell, Inc. in its highly publicized concussion litigation.
  • Representing Austrian firearm manufacturer Glock and its US subsidiary in defending putative product liability class actions in California and a product liability case in Arizona.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Cereghini, Jeffrey Warren, Tori Levine

Other key lawyers

David Campbell, Amanda Heitz