Attorney Profiles

Bradley D. Remick
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shareholder
phone	(215) 575-2762
fax	(215) 575-0856
email	bdremick@mdwcg.com

Brad concentrates his practice on the defense of complex products liability cases for small, medium and large (Fortune 500) manufacturing companies and their distributors. He has defended the manufacturers of tools, electrical components, scaffolding and lifts, tires, paint, automatic doors, machinery, backhoes and other heavy industrial equipment. He has also defended manufacturers of complex heat exchangers, chemical pumping systems and other industrial systems.

Brad is national counsel to a company which designs and manufacturers thermal fluid heaters and boilers. His background in fire fighting has given him additional insight into the defense of cases on behalf of manufacturers of electrical components, electricians and others alleged to have started fires.

Brad is a supervising attorney in the firm's Product Liability Practice Group. As such, he fields questions from attorneys throughout the firm regarding substantive legal issues relating to products liability. Brad also manages junior associates in the development of their practices.

Brad is also a nationally certified fire fighter, who serves the Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company (Lower Merion Fire Department), with over 25 different certifications.

Significant Representative Matters:

Defense of manufacturer of industrial power press which amputated fingers of 32-year-old female plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged defective design of a power press used for stamping metal components. The plaintiff was operating the press as she had been taught by her employer. She reached into the press to remove a stamping when the press made an unintended cycle, crushing her hand. At trial we were able to prove that faulty repairs made to the press by the employer are what caused the repeat cycle rather then the original design of the press. Defense verdict.

Defense of manufacturer of complex heat exchanger which was alleged to have caused an explosion at an explosives plant in the northern desert of Chile. The heat exchanger was manufactured in New Jersey, shipped through the Panama Canal to the Pacific and then south to the plant which was located in Mejiones, Chile. Extensive discovery both in the United States and in Chile revealed the cause of the failure was the chemical content of the water being used at the plant. The plant's water treatment facility failed to bring the chemical content in the feed water to within the limits called for in the system specifications. The case was dismissed prior to trial.

Represented the manufacturer of an AC motor in bathroom fan/light fixture alleged to have started a fire and destroyed a restaurant. The plaintiffs alleged the fixture was defectively designed. Through forensic examination of the remnants of the fan/light fixture and its internal components, as well as the burn patterns left in the area of the fire, we were able to prove the fixture did not cause the fire. Defense verdict.

Defense of electrician whose work was alleged to have started a fire. Client was called out to do electrical work in a building on an emergency basis. The electrician ran wires through a drop ceiling and was alleged to have nicked a part of the wire on the metal struts. The exposed wire allegedly ignited the surrounding combustibles, starting the fire. The fire was discovered five hours after the electrician left the premises. We were able to establish by a thorough examination of the wiring and the fire scene that the origin of the fire which was approximately 40 feet from where the client did his work. Defense verdict.

Defense of manufacturer whose delivery driver was responsible for an auto accident. The plaintiffs were a mother/daughter who were allegedly injured when a van operated by the delivery driver struck their vehicle broadside. Mediation occurred and our client offered what the mediator recommended. The plaintiffs rejected the offer, and the case was tried. Liability was conceded. Verdict was 17 percent of pretrial settlement offer.

Defense of manufacturer of automatic pedestrian door which allegedly knocked a woman down. Careful analysis of the accident and the plaintiff's design claims were rebutted by expert testimony. Defense verdict.

Represented tire manufacturer in case where a tire with 3,000 miles on it blew out. We were able to establish that the cause of the tire blow out was a puncture of the tire, which occurred when the plaintiff ran over a nail and not due to any defect with the tire. Defense verdict.

Dismissal prior to trial on behalf of the manufacturer of power strip which allegedly caused a house fire. Through careful examination of the remnants of the power strip and exemplar power strips, we were able to show that, while close, the internal components were dissimilar enough that the alleged manufacturer was not the actual manufacturer of the allegedly defective strip.

Certifications:

National PROBOARD Firefighter I Certification, 2007
National PROBOARD Firefighter II Certification, 2009

Pennsylvania State Firefighter I Certification, 2007
Pennsylvania State Firefighter II Certification, 2009

Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Fire Academy:
Introduction to the Fire Service, 2006
Fireground Support, 2006
Exterior Firefighting, 2007
Interior Firefighting, 2007

Pennsylvania State Fire Academy:
Fireground Support, 2006
Exterior Firefighting 2007
Interior Firefighting 2007
Incident Safety Officer, N.F.A. 2008
Structural Collapse Operations Level I, (SCOA) 2008

FEMA/National Fire Academy:
Certification: Firefighter Safety - Calling the Mayday

Pennsylvania State Fire Marshall's Office:
Arson Investigation and Scene Preservation for First Responders 2009

American Red Cross:
Certified: CPR/AED, 2006, 2007; First Aid Certification

Bucks County Community College:
Natural Gas, Propane, Carbon Monoxide Seminar, 2007
Attack and Backup Lines Seminar, 2007
Lockout/Tagout Seminar, 2007
Ladder Company Review Seminar, 2007
Search and Rescue Seminar, 2007
Highway Safety Seminar, 2008
Incident Safety Officer, N.F.A., 2008
HAZMAT Awareness, 2008
HAZMAT Operations, 2008
Fire Behavior Seminar, 2008
Structural Collapse Operations Level I, (SCOA) 2008
Rope/High Angle Rescue I, 2009

Montgomery County Fire Academy:
Basic Vehicle Rescue Awareness Level, 2007
Basic Vehicle Rescue Operations Level, 2007
Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician Level, 2007

U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Emergency Management Institute:
IS-00100 (Incident Command System)
IS-00200 (ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents)
IS-00700 (National Incident Management Systems - NIMS)
IS-00800.A (National Response Plan - NRP)

Year Joined Organization:: 1988

Areas of Practice:: Products Liability Law; Construction Law; Litigation & Appeals; Personal Injury -- Defense

Bar Admissions:: Pennsylvania, 1987; New Jersey, 1987; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1987; U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1987; U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1987

Education:: Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1987
J.D.; Kenyon College, 1984
B.A.

Published Works:: Articles in DRI Semi-Annual Newsletter, Defense Digest, Lift Equipment Magazine, Lift Leader Magazine; Malfunction Theory Defense Refinements, Defense Digest, Spring, 1993; Claim Against Defective Pitcher, Strikes Out, Defense Digest, Fall, 1993; Pulling Away from the Wreckage, Defense Digest, Spring, 1994; Walton v. Avco: The Fun, and the Duty, Never Stops, Defense Digest, January, 1995; Calling All Aerial Lift Operators: It's Folly to Ignore Safety Features, Lift Equipment, Apr-May, 1995; Post Sale Duty to Warn Doctrine and Product Liability Law, Lift Equipment, Aug-Sept, 1995; Congress Works to Reform Product Liability Law, Lift Equipment, Aug-Sept, 1995; The Rental Defense: How To Help Protect Your Company During An Accident-Related Lawsuit, Lift Equipment, January, 1999; Top-Notch Testimony: Five Lessons For Hiring An Expert Witness Lift Equipment, Lift Equipment, June-July, 1999; Is Seeing Believing? Manipulation of Digital Images, Hand and Power Tools, Spring, 2000; Informing the End User: Sending Safety Improvement Notifications Helps Product Liability Suits, Lift Equipment, June-July, 2000; Pennsylvania Products Liability Handbook, 2001; 2003; Hey Arnoldy!! The Superior Court Says OSHA Preempts State Tort Law (Sometimes), Defense Digest, Vol. 13, No. 4, December, 2007; Trial By Fire, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Winter, 2008

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Taking Depositions in Pennsylvania, Lorman Educational Services, August, 2002; Instructor, Products Liability; Depositions: "Liability and Negligence Issues", Temple University Graduate School of Tourism and Hotel Management; Negligence in the Hospitality Industry, Temple University, 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; Taking and Defending Depositions, Lorman Educational Services, 2003; 2004; 2005; The Exportation of American Cultural Norms and the Geopolitical Symbiology Thereof, Temple University, December 2004; Selection and Retention of Experts, DRI Annual Products Liability Conference, 2004; Legal Process, Temple University Fox School of Business, 2006, 2007; Liability Concerns in the Real World, Temple University Fox School of Business, 2007; From China and Beyond, Mealey's Product Recall Conference, Washington, DC, December 2007, Co-Chair; The Rise and Fall of a Mental Health Monster, August 2008

Honors and Awards:: PVLA Certificate of Merit, 1987, 1988; Outstanding Contribution Award, Insurance Society of Philadelphia, 1999; Recipient of National Geographic/NEH Scholarship for archaeological work in Central America, 1983; AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell; Volunteer of the Week, Main Line Times, July 31, 2008; Board of Directors, Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company; Pennsylvania Super Lawyer - Defense - Product Liability, 2008, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Defense Research Institute; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Philadelphia Bar Association; Products Liability Committee; PVLA

Pro Bono Activities:: Firefighter, Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company (Lower Merion Fire Department)