BERTSCH AND HEWES OBTAIN DISMISSAL IN ALLEGED PRODUCT DEFECT CASE

Partner James Bertsch and associate Todd Hewes successfully obtained the dismissal of their client in a recent products liability case.  They represented an out of state bar stool manufacturer in a case pending in Dallas County.  Plaintiff fell off of the stool he was sitting on while at a home improvement store and asserted a case against the manufacturer. After the case was investigated and a limited amount of discovery was conducted, attorneys Bertsch and Hewes filed a motion for summary judgment and prior to the hearing, Plaintiff agreed to dismiss his claims against our client.