Premises Liability
For decades Strong Pipkin has provided defense to business owners and industry in premises liability cases. Strong Pipkin’s trial lawyers have developed expertise in defending and managing a wide range of premises liability cases, including:
Counsel for business owner in a major fire case involving 25 deaths and 75 injury claims
Counsel for pipeline company in suits arising from fires and explosions
Represented a manufacturing facility in which a fire and explosion resulted in severe burns and death
Represented 25 premises owners in the first premises liability asbestos litigation involving thousands of plaintiffs
Successfully defended through verdict and appeal a major oil company against premises liability allegations by a truck driver with leukemia who claimed benzene exposure
Successfully defended through verdict and appeal a major oil company in a claim that our client negligently exposed a contractor to silica
Some of our clients rely on us to be the first responders when an accident occurs involving their facilities or personnel. We have specifically developed guidelines for working with investigators and third parties such as OSHA when circumstances call for immediate action. We have a broad range of experience in knowing how our clients operate and being able to bring that expertise to bear in the factual development of a case whether it might involve injury to a craftsman in a refinery or a nurse in a health care facility. Our resources include ready contacts with all types of experts who may be necessary to support a premises liability defense.