Product Liability / Personal Injury Defense

Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC

West Virginia — Kentucky — Pennsylvania — Ohio

At Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC, we represent clients in a wide variety of product liability defense and personal injury defense litigation, ranging from simple automobile liability cases to asbestos litigation to multi-million dollar defective product cases. Additionally, we act as regional counsel and litigation managers for several large national manufacturers in matters throughout the state of West Virginia and in the adjoining areas of Southwest Pennsylvania, Eastern Kentucky, and Eastern Ohio.

Our product liability and personal injury defense attorneys have handled cases involving both industrial and general consumer goods including hoists, cranes, machines, presses, fireworks, firearms, chemical cleansers, appliances, children's products, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, automobiles, pharmaceuticals such as FenPhen, Rezulin, and OxyContin, and flawed medical devices.

Our personal injury defense lawyers also possess a particular knowledge about mining and mining equipment that has proven to be a very valuable asset in defending manufacturers of mining equipment involved in major industrial accidents. Likewise, our extensive medical background has also been very effective in defending medical and pharmaceutical product liability cases. In addition, our firm has handled many "dangerous product" disputes that have involved alleged Consumer Protection Act violations.

Lastly, all of our personal injury defense attorneys have actual trial and appellate experience with defective product cases. As such, we are able to employ aggressive strategies at both the negotiating table and in court in order to achieve the kinds of results that will satisfy our clients.

Office Locations in Charleston and Morgantown, West Virginia

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Related Practice Areas:
insurance defense / medical malpractice defense / long-term care litigation and nursing home defense / gas and coal industry defense / asbestos and silica defense / class action and mass tort litigation / appeals

Related Attorneys:
Slicer, William R. / McCuskey, Hon. John F. / Shuman, David L.
Browning, Mark W. / Cyrus, Dwayne E. / Cyrus, Lou Ann S. / Green, Roberta F. / Hoblitzell, John D. III / Lawton, Elizabeth S. / Linkous, Timothy R. / Lord, Heather B. / McElhinny, Karen T. / Miner, Margaret / Negley, Christopher D. / Sears, Christopher J. / Wandling, Jason E.