Taft attorneys Pete French and Tristan Fretwell authored the article “An Unbalanced Approach to the Duty to Warn,” which was published in The Voice, a publication of the Defense Research Institute (DRI). The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision to settle a split among federal and state court on how to apply the general tort law “duty to warn” when a manufacturer’s product requires later incorporation of a dangerous part.

French is a partner in Taft’s Litigation group and represents clients in litigation matters in many jurisdictions across the United States. He has represented clients in a wide variety of contexts, including class actions, False Claims Act lawsuits, strict product liability claims, intellectual property infringement matters, securities matters, shareholder disputes, real estate development and construction disputes, false advertising and unfair competition cases, breach of contract cases, commercial mortgage foreclosures and insurance coverage matters.

Fretwell is an associate in Taft’s Litigation group and focuses his practice on a wide variety of commercial and general litigation matters.