Services Asbestos Defense

Kean Miller represents clients in the defense of asbestos exposure claims for mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and other cancers. We have unique experience representing premises owners in the energy, petrochemical, and manufacturing sectors, as well as manufacturers in unique sectors, including in-depth knowledge of facility and product histories. We have defended some of the largest companies in the world in asbestos claims in numerous state and federal jurisdictions.

We serve as National Coordinating Counsel to some of our clients, managing large dockets of cases around the nation, and in high-risk jurisdictions such as California, New York, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Washington, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, and Louisiana. Our team employs state-of-the art technologies for organizing, managing, tracking, and litigating complex asbestos exposure cases. We are experienced in the courtroom, trying cases to juries when appropriate and necessary.

Representative Experience

• Management of complex national dockets of asbestos claims (premise and products) for an international manufacturer with more than 150 subsidiaries, including docket strategy, local counsel management, expert retention, preparation and defense, reporting, trial, settlement negotiations, and appeals.
• Management of multi-state dockets of asbestos premise claims against an international petrochemical defendant, including docket strategy, discovery coordination, document management and production, local counsel management, expert retention, reporting, settlement negotiations and trial.
• Management of a national docket of asbestos claims for a steel manufacturer, including docket strategy, local counsel management, expert retention and reporting, trial, settlement negotiations, and appeals.
• Management of a worldwide energy company’s asbestos claims in state-specific jurisdiction.
• Representation of energy pipeline companies in asbestos exposure claims.
• Representation of numerous petrochemical manufacturing facilities in asbestos exposure claims.
• Representation of product and equipment manufactures in the defense of alleged asbestos exposure claims from commercial, industrial, and military exposures.
• Representation of an international personal care company in talc/talcum litigation.