Product liability law practice can get prickly, and why not? The stakes are high. Consumer injuries (or the potential threat of them) and the bad press that may follow can lead to lost business and even bankruptcy, and individuals' careers and reputations can be ruined.
Defamation and the Disgruntled Defendant
<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article </I></b><p>it is no wonder that those who find themselves on the receiving end of a product liability lawsuit and its attendant bad publicity sometimes fight back. So it was in a recent case, in which a company, publicly accused by a plaintiff's lawyers of using non–FDA-approved medical devices, fought back by bringing a defamation suit against the opposing attorneys.
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Janice G. Inman
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