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Product Liability Defense

Product Liability and Medical Litigation

Montgomery Barnett has a long history of defending manufacturers, distributors, and their insurers in a wide range of product liability litigation. The educational and technical backgrounds of the firm's seasoned litigators enhance the defense of our clients' products, including chemicals and industrial products, motor vehicles, vessels, electrical components and appliances, firearms, scaffolding, farm equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, tools and other consumer products.

The firm has extensive experience in managing both complex and individual product liability cases on national, regional and local levels. At the heart of Montgomery Barnett's commitment to providing clients with quality results is our willingness to do more than simply "defend the case." We commit to thoroughly understand all aspects of the clients' product from its initial development through approval, marketing, and post-sale surveillance. Montgomery Barnett's lawyers are actively involved in industry and professional organizations including membership in the Products Liability Committees of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the American Bar Association (ABA), as well as the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME).

Attorneys

C. Byron Berry, Jr.

Philip S. Brooks, Jr.

Terrel J. Broussard

Kenneth J. Gelpi, Jr.

A. Gordon Grant, Jr.

Daniel Lund

Eugene J. Radcliff

Joseph P. Tynan

Firm News

Andrew T. Lilly, an associate, has been selected as one of twelve attorneys for the Louisiana State Bar Association's 2011-2012 "Leadership LSBA Class". 

Montgomery Barnett congratulates the following partners who have been named to the 2012 Louisiana Super Lawyers list: Ashley L. Belleau (Business Litigation); Philip S. Brooks, Jr. (Transportation/Maritime); A. Gordon Grant, Jr. (Transportation/Maritime); Harvey C. Koch (Construction Litigation); Daniel Lund (Professional Liability); Patrick E. O'Keefe (Transportation/Maritime); John Y. Pearce (Energy Natural Resources) and Joseph P. Tynan (Transportation/Maritime).  The firm also congratulates associate Dorothy L. Tarver (Health Care) who was named a Rising Star lawyer.

Montgomery Barnett is pleased to announce that Acquisition International magazine named the firm "2011 USA Construction Law Firm of the Year" as part of its 2011 Acquisition International Legal Awards. Acquisition International is a United Kingdom magazine published by AI Global Media Ltd, an internationally recognized publisher in corporate finance. The "Acquisition International Legal Awards" honor global law firms for excellent advisory work, innovative strength and a commitment to quality... Read More

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New Orleans, LA
3300 Energy Centre
1100 Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70163-3300
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70825
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