Chinese Products
Any company that has imported defective or unsafe products from China faces a potentially broad array of legal problems, including the possibility of having to defend itself against class action lawsuits commenced by consumers who have been injured (physically or financially) by the imported product; the need to seek indemnification for all resulting financial losses from the culpable Chinese exporter/manufacturer; the obligation to address and comply with governmental safety regulations, including potential product recall orders and food and drug safety statutory requirements; the need to seek insurance coverage and respond to the typical defenses asserted by insurers against defective product claims; and the need to revise its import contract with the Chinese manufacturer to avoid, or at least minimize, any liability arising from future imports.
McDermott Will & Emery is uniquely qualified to assist companies that import goods from China on all of these legal issues. Our Chinese Products Practice Group integrates lawyers from the various relevant practice areas (e.g., class action, international dispute resolution, product recall), and from MWE China Law Offices, who work together to address our clients’ challenges with comprehensive and customized legal solutions. The goal of the Chinese Products Practice Group is to provide importers of defective products with a coordinated “one-stop shopping” legal experience—such that the numerous legal problems which can arise from the importation of defective products are analyzed, prioritized and resolved in the most efficient manner possible.
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