Manufacturer and seller defense for product defect, warranty, and recall-related litigation.
Black Law experience in product liability ranges from single plaintiff lawsuits to regional and mass torts and class actions. Having worked through jurisdictions throughout the United States, we blend proficiency in technical subjects with trial experience to achieve our client’s goals.
Our products liability lawyers have represented Global 500 manufacturers and distributors in litigation involving serious personal injuries and wrongful death, economic loss, and defect and warranty claims.
For over a decade, we’ve defended manufacturers in product liability matters by striving to master technically complex issues and them boiling them down for our juror consumption. We have assisted dealerships and distributors with warranty and negligent repair claims. Our clients know that as soon as an incident occurs to call us to ensure that the product is maintained for inspections and other pre-suit necessities.
“The process is always dynamic and requires 360-degree awareness of all aspects of an engagement – that’s part of why we enjoy it so much. We are flexible, and sensitive to the need to regularly calibrate strategies, action plans, and case budgets to maintain the clarity of your goals and objectives (which sometimes themselves change as a matter progresses). Light footprint, sustained onslaught, or anything in between… we are adaptable to the needs of your situation because while size and scope may vary, the core principles and our passion for solving your problems are enduring.”
Kelsey Black, Managing Partner
The firm represents manufacturers, distributors, and sellers in product liability defense and warranty disputes — including design defect, manufacturing defect, failure-to-warn claims, and warranty enforcement under Florida and federal law. The firm has also represented clients pursuing claims as buyers or end users against manufacturers for breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, and related theories.
Florida applies a hybrid approach that includes both negligence and strict-liability theories, with specific statutes governing certain product categories. Florida also has unique statute-of-repose limits for some product claims, and the comparative fault framework affects damages allocation. The interplay between state common-law and Florida's product-specific statutes is fact-specific and often outcome-determinative.
Sensible warranty risk management combines clear contractual terms (express warranties, disclaimers of implied warranties to the extent permitted, choice-of-law and forum-selection clauses), product literature and labeling consistent with the warranty terms, prompt response to warranty claims and consumer complaints, and clean documentation of product specifications and changes. The firm regularly counsels manufacturers and sellers on these practices before disputes arise.
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