Product Liability: Tobacco

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Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Those who make products available to the public are constantly challenged: to respond to consumer demands, to meet changing regulatory requirements, to challenge established routes to market and to meet new market demands.

When things do not go to plan, our global team is on hand to assist in the event of major product liability events. We help manufacturers, suppliers and retailers (and their insurers) in the wake of major product liability events to manage the crisis in which they find themselves and handle all aspects of a matter to take a strategically aligned approach. This includes advising on:

• Cross-border, multi-jurisdictional product recalls
• Regulatory compliance including engaging with relevant regulators and responding to any enforcement action (including criminal prosecutions)
• Civil claims arising from the incident, including class actions
• Any corresponding insurance claims

We advise clients across our network from a broad range of industry sectors including consumer and retail products, food and drink, industrial chemicals, manufacturing, medical devices and pharmaceutical products, telecommunications and transport.