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Owens-Illinois - amicus brief
Amicus Brief in Appeal Concerning Constitutionality of Ohio's Asbestos Tort Reform Statute
In the first decision by an Ohio appellate court on the issue, the Ohio Court of Appeals, Twelfth District, held an Ohio tort reform statute constitutional, reversing the trial court's decision.

Owens-Illinois Product Liability Defense
Product Liability Defense
Schiff Hardin successfully defended our client, Owens-Illinois, Inc., in a case seeking $25 million in lost profits and brand damage.

AMA Preserves Peer Review Confidentiality
Defense against motion to compel
Schiff Hardin won a landmark victory for the American Medical Association in its dispute with a major pharmaceutical company over the confidentiality of the peer review process used by the AMA's journals.

Successful Product Liability Defense
Product Liability Defense
Attorneys from Schiff Hardin's New York and Chicago offices joined forces to win a jury verdict in a product liability case in Mount Holly, New Jersey.

Owens-Illinois Litigation
Wrongful death defense
This 11-week long product liability trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court involved a claim that the plaintiff contracted an asbestos-related cancer from alleged use of our client's product decades earlier.