We act for international and local manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and their insurers on all aspects of individual and class action product liability claims in Israel. Our clients are drawn from a wide range of sectors, including: pharmaceuticals, food, medical devices, engineering, cosmetics, aviation and transportation, automotive, electrical appliances and consumer products.
The firm has extensive experience successfully defending product liability claims before the entire range of Israeli courts. We offer clients experience, depth of resources and specialist expertise on product liability claims and we possess a strong track record collaborating with and guiding experts as well as dealing with complex technical, technological and scientific issues. Our expertise includes representing clients on issues relating to contractual liability, warranty and indemnification coverage, subrogation and insurance coverage, defective products, product recalls and liaising with regulatory authorities. In addition, we manage and act as trial lawyers on individual and class actions, including complex and multi-jurisdictional cases. Furthermore, we handle the drafting of various contracts, the subject matter of which concerns, inter alia, product liability-related contractual issues.
In addition to our product liability practice, in the field of tort law, , we advise claimants and defendants on major tort claims, ranging from individual to class action claims, relating, inter alia, to professional negligence as well as large general negligence claims for economic loss arising from the defective performance of equipment, construction works and project facilities.
Our clients span the full range of international and local professional firms, civil engineers, construction companies, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and their insurers on all aspects of tort claims, particularly those that may have an adverse reputational and financial impact on the client.
With Israel’s leading team of litigators, we offer pragmatic and focused solutions tailored to meet the needs of our clients and the claims they face. We have a wealth of expertise resolving claims through negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration and, when necessary, through court proceedings before the entire range of Israeli courts and tribunals.
Members of our team have published articles on product liability and product recalls for the platform Getting the Deal Through, as well as pieces on product regulation and liability review for the resource Law Business Research. Our work in the field has been recognized by the leading professional directories, including The Legal 500, which describes us as a “top-class group of litigation specialists”, emphasizing our expertise handling also transactional and regulatory work.
