Torts & Products

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Handling Complexity With Confidence

At Bassford Remele, we thrive in the most complex and high-stakes litigation environments. Our nationally recognized trial lawyers and litigation attorneys have deep experience navigating multidistrict litigation (MDL), class actions, and mass tort litigation, as well as resolving complex disputes involving antitrust, consumer protection, catastrophic loss, and products liability.

With extensive experience in both state and federal courts, we bring strategic clarity to complexity—whether defending large-scale tort and product claims, coordinating national litigation efforts, or advancing persuasive appellate advocacy that helps shape outcomes.

Complex Litigation

From protecting consumer rights to defending global corporations, and from navigating class-wide disputes to pursuing justice in multi-district litigation, we combine deep legal knowledge with strategic insight to achieve meaningful results.

Antitrust

Our team has decades of courtroom experience resolving complex business disputes at state and federal levels—protecting investments and ensuring fair play in the market.

Appeals

With 125+ years of combined appellate experience, we handle appeals in state and federal courts, delivering fresh analysis, strong writing, and practical strategy in high-stakes disputes.

Class Actions

Our attorneys manage every step of class actions—investigation, certification, trial, and settlement—representing plaintiffs and defendants in high-value, multi-party disputes nationwide.

Consumer Protection

We represent businesses and consumers in high-stakes disputes involving deceptive practices, data breaches, and privacy violations, anticipating strategies and achieving favorable outcomes.

Mass Torts

We represent clients in large-scale torts and MDLs, including product, pharmaceutical, and environmental disputes, bringing organization and courtroom experience to complex litigation.

Torts & Products Liability

Our practice covers a broad array of product and tort claims, serving manufacturers, distributors, utilities, insurers, and other stakeholders in state, federal, and appellate courts.

Agricultural Equipment

Representing manufacturers, suppliers, and insurers in agricultural equipment defect, warranty, and injury-related claims.

Catastrophic Injury & Wrongful Death

Representing clients in serious injury and wrongful death claims while managing financial exposure and reputational risk.

Commercial & Motor Vehicle

Defending transportation companies, commercial drivers, and insurers in motor vehicle accident litigation, from single incidents to complex multi-party cases.

Fire, Explosions & Catastrophic Loss

Defending high-value claims arising from fires, explosions, and large-scale accidents through rapid investigation and practical, technically grounded strategies.

Food Safety

Defending food processors, distributors, retailers, and insurers in litigation involving contamination, recalls, labeling, and manufacturing allegations.

HVAC Equipment

Defending claims involving HVAC system failures, including fire, water damage, construction defects, and code compliance issues.

Industrial Equipment

Litigating claims involving industrial equipment failures, accidents, and system malfunctions tied to design, manufacturing, or maintenance issues.

Property Damage

Handling property damage disputes involving structural failure, fire, weather, water intrusion, and vandalism.

Regulated Industries

Counseling and defending utility companies and regulated entities in complex, high-exposure tort and product liability matters.

Practice Group Team

  • Ema Lynn Smith

    Attorney

  • Tal Bakke

    Tal A. Bakke

    Shareholder

  • Shad Christman

    Shad E. Christman

    Attorney

  • Michael Chapman

    Michael K. Chapman

    Counsel