Frank Manchisi and Ernie Goodwin (Partners-White Plains)
responded on behalf of Wilson Elser to a series of questions put to
four firms in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and
the Russian Federation, by Financier Worldwide. The
February 2020 Indepth Feature section of the magazine canvassed the
opinions of leading professionals around the world on the latest
trends in product liability.
Frank and Ernie cited as the most relevant trends in 2019,
"...lawsuits relating to the opioid crisis, a large volume of
matters in multidistrict litigation, the emergence of litigation
related to the Internet of Things and autonomous motor vehicles,
the Supreme Court clearing the way for Sandy Hook families to move
forward with their lawsuit against the company that manufactured
the gun used to kill children and teachers, the Supreme Court
finding that makers of asbestos-free products can be held liable if
it is foreseeable that asbestos-containing parts would be added
