Bowman and Brooke LLP is best known for its product liability litigation prowess, defending manufacturers in toxic tort matters. The team, which has offices throughout the length and breadth of the country, has experience in federal and state courts throughout the US, regularly acting as national, regional and trial counsel on large-scale mass torts relating to exposure and contamination claims regarding myriad toxins. Drawing upon the firm’s overarching automotive sector knowledge, the team regularly handles toxic tort work for leading automotive manufacturers, including Ford, where under the leadership of experienced Dallas-based trial lawyer Tori Levine, it is defending the automotive giant in relation to injury or wrongful death matters where plaintiffs allege injuries due to exposure to asbestos at a Ford facility. Larry Ramsey and William Auther co-head the team from Los Angeles and Phoenix, respectively.
Key clients
- Ford Motor Company
- Daikin Applied Americas Inc.
- W.M. Barr & Company, Inc.
- Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing Ltd. Euclid
- Hitachi)
- Mack Trucks, Inc.
- Resolute Management, Inc.
- Allianz Insurance Company
- Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS)
- Navistar International Corporation
- Wayne Combustion Systems, a Scott-Fetzer Company
Work highlights
- Representing Ford Motor Company in personal injury or wrongful death matters where plaintiffs allege injuries due to exposure to asbestos at a Ford facility.
- Representing W.M. Barr & Company in defending product liability and toxic tort litigation nationwide.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Larry Ramsey, William Auther