Product Liability and Safety_2026

USA – NEW JERSEY Trends and Developments Contributed by: Mark Silver, Thomas Cotton, Joseph Amoroso and Timothy Duffy Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP

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Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP was founded in 1912 and has been serving clients in the pharmaceu - tical, product development, and manufacturing sec - tors for over a century. In total, the product liability group has over two centuries of combined litigation experience. With offices spread throughout New Jer - sey, Schenck Price has the ability and expertise to meet any client’s needs. Specialising in mass tort

defence on the state and federal levels, Schenck Price’s team has defended clients in sophisticated multi-county and multi-district litigation. Bayer Cor - poration, Imerys Corp., Boehringer-Ingelheim, Fish - er-Price, Michelin, Sherwin-Williams, and Cavagna Group are among the major manufacturers who have benefited from its services.

Authors

Mark Silver is a partner in the product liability group at Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP. Mark has successfully defended several significant product liability actions and has acted as lead local counsel in

Thomas Cotton is a partner in the product liability group at Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP. Tom is a commercial litigator who focuses on complex, high-stakes business disputes. He represents businesses and individuals across a broad range of industries, including construction, real estate, marketing, insurance, and entertainment. His clients include international companies, regional businesses, and high net-worth individuals. Tom’s practice spans the full spectrum of commercial litigation, from preliminary injunctions and class actions to government enforcement actions, fraud claims, whistleblower allegations, and bankruptcy matters. Tom writes and speaks on cost-effective approaches to commercial disputes.

prominent pharmaceutical multi-district litigations. Mark is a former contributing editor to the Product Liability Desk Reference, a Fifty-State Compendium (2001-2004). In addition to his trial work, Mark has successfully appealed cases to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits, the New Jersey Appellate Division, and the New Jersey Supreme Court. Mark is also an adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University teaching Law and Ethics through Television and Film.

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