
Litigation: Product Liability
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Our lawyers work with manufacturers around the world to identify and mitigate business and legal risk in Canada and elsewhere. We make it our business to understand your industry, your business, and the particular commercial, regulatory, insurance and litigation risks you face. We can help you manufacture and sell your products in Canada and around the world safely, predictably and profitably. Through our expertise in crisis management, recalls and regulatory compliance, we can guide you through times of uncertainty. Where litigation arises, our litigators are skilled and experienced in providing robust and strategic defences to manufacturers and their insurers in a broad range of disputes including product liability, mass tort, commercial and class action claims.
Our lawyers act for manufacturers and their insurers in all major industries including the automotive, aerospace, chemicals, children’s products, construction, drugs and medical devices, food and agribusiness industries, hand-powered tools, home electronics, recreational products and sports equipment. We regularly act for all levels of the supply chain, including raw material suppliers, components manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, distributors and sellers. If a product is built or sold in Canada, we understand the commercial, regulatory, insurance and litigation risk environment surrounding it.
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Fasken represented Sandoz and Novartis in six opioid-related proceedings.
Strengths
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Fasken collaborates professionally, quickly and in a spirit of maximum collaboration.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentCanadaFasken offers experience, understanding of the industry and strong advocacy.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentCanadaThe lawyers at Fasken think outside the box and they anticipate next steps.
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Band 1 
Band 1 
Peter Pliszka
Peter Pliszka, who is based in Toronto, has a strong track record for his handling of product liability matters in the pharmaceutical sector, including opioid-related cases. He offers further expertise in the automotive industry. Peter Pliszka makes creative arguments, litigates our files prudently and his approach consistently secures practical results. It's a pleasure to work with him.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentCanadaPeter is well respected by lawyers and clients. He's wonderful.
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Up and Coming 
Up and Coming 
Noah Boudreau
Noah Boudreau has a growing practice with a particular focus on product liability disputes and class actions.
Noah Boudreau is practical in managing files and has his clients' interests in mind.
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Up and Coming 
Up and Coming 
Zohaib Maladwala
Toronto-based Zohaib Maladwala is a respected litigator specialising in the areas of product liability and class actions, with a particular focus on the pharmaceuticals and automotive industries.
Zohaib is extremely practical, very responsive and gives sound advice.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentCanadaZohaib Maladwala does an excellent job of keeping us organised and informed. He's a great litigator.
Litigation: Product Liability respondentCanadaZohaib is an excellent lawyer and we are fortunate to work with him.
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Zohaib Maladwala
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Peter Pliszka
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