Kathleen O'Donnell Wyatt, Partner, Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney to speak at TKG’s Product Liability Litigation: Practical Tips and Strategies LIVE Webcast

Top Quote The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Kathleen O'Donnell Wyatt, Partner, Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Product Liability Litigation: Practical Tips and Strategies LIVE Webcast.” End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) January 24, 2019 - This event is scheduled for Tuesday, February 05, 2019 at 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET.

    For further details, please visit:
    https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/webcasts/product-liability-litigation-2019/

    About Kathleen O'Donnell Wyatt
    Kate Wyatt is a trial attorney who handles companies’ products liability litigation, toxic tort litigation, construction defect litigation, premises litigation and business litigation in state and federal courts. Kate prides herself on representing companies that range from the Fortune 100 to small family owned companies.

    For more than a decade, Kate has worked to defend products liability and premises liability actions as both local and national counsel in state and federal courts in a multitude of jurisdictions. Kate’s practice has included the defense of complex toxic tort cases including talc matters, asbestos matters, and benzene matters. In that capacity, she has worked to craft a nationwide defense, streamline the discovery process, and has prepared lay witnesses, corporate witnesses and expert witnesses, including medical experts, industrial hygienists, and intellectual property experts.

    Kate also routinely defends cases brought against construction companies, contractors, building products manufacturers, suppliers, engineers, and architects involving both commercial and residential properties. Her experience includes defending construction defect cases involving water intrusion, mold, drainage issues, roofing defects, and structural problems. Kate has also defended fire and explosion cases.

    Kate’s technical knowledge including intellectual property issues, science and medicine enables her to adeptly handle the most complex of cases and to provide clients with an excellent foundation to craft creative and effective litigation solutions. Kate has been named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in the area of Civil Litigation each year from 2013-2018.

    About Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney
    Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney (MMMK) is comprised of experienced trial lawyers and has an established civil litigation and appellate practice representing clients throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Working in both state and federal courts, as well as appearing before administrative agencies and engaging in alternative dispute resolution, MMMK attorneys represent clients in matters including product liability, healthcare defense, professional liability, premises liability, commercial and business litigation, civil rights, and general liability claims.

    MMMK attorneys have been elected as Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, are included in the published listing of The Best Lawyers in America, and have received listings in Massachusetts Super Lawyers magazine, Litigation Counsel of America, and BTI Consulting Group. Our attorneys have served as leaders of the product liability bar, serving as the first Tort Chair of the Boston Bar Association, and authoring dozens of articles regarding products liability litigation, including for the Massachusetts Law Review, the longest continually published law review in the nation.

    MMMK attorneys have also served in leadership roles including the Board of Bar Overseers, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Supreme Judicial Court Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure, and Massachusetts Bar Foundation.

    Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney is the successor firm to Martin, Magnuson & Hennessey, established in 1957 by Ephraim Martin, Harold E. Magnuson and Edward F. Hennessey, who ultimately was appointed as chief justice to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. After 22 years of serving as a member of the Massachusetts judiciary, Judge Hennessey returned to the firm until he passed away. MMMK continues to serve Judge Hennessey’s legacy in providing exceptional legal representation for its clients.

    Event Synopsis:
    The volume of product liability lawsuits filed in recent years has grown critically. Manufacturers must keep themselves abreast with the recent developments in the regulatory paradigm to avoid consumer injury, more so, the complexities of a product liability litigation. Furthermore, they must come up with advanced strategic actions to mitigate possible risks and pitfalls.

    In this LIVE Webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders organized by The Knowledge Group will provide an in-depth discussion of the latest issues in product liability litigation. Speakers will dig deeper as they analyze its implications and provide best practices in handling product liability lawsuits.

    Key topics include:
    • Product Liability Litigation: An Overview
    • Recent Product Liability Claims and Court Decisions
    • Proving and Defending Against Product Liability Litigation
    • Litigation Pitfalls and Challenges
    • Risk Mitigation Strategies
    • 2019 Outlook

    About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
    The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/

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