Jo Peifer is trial and appellate counsel for major automotive, commercial, industrial, construction and consumer product companies, in product liability, toxic tort and commercial cases.
Jo’s trial practice includes the defense of products liability, toxic tort, catastrophic personal injury, and warranty actions. She has defended major corporations in every stage of a civil case from pleadings and motions, through fact and expert discovery to trial, mediation and appeals. She has extensive experience with complex discovery and appellate matters. For automobile manufacturers, she has defended the design of fuel systems, roofs, seats, glazing, primary and supplemental restraint systems, and the handling and stability of automobiles. She manages a regional warranty docket for a major automobile manufacturer. Jo has defended catastrophic automotive cases to verdict, including a case where the jury returned a defense verdict on a product liability wrongful death claim involving a post-collision fire. She has defended a pharmaceutical company subject to multiple lawsuits alleging defective medical devices, and an automobile manufacturer in a high-profile class action, in which plaintiffs alleged the product violated federal regulations.
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