Edward M. Swartz
(1934-2010)
Edward M. Swartz
(1934-2010)
Over the course of decades, Mr. Swartz took on consumer protection causes that have positively affected the lives of many, leading to product recalls, design changes, and implementation of industry-wide safety protocols. As the Founder of Swartz & Swartz, P.C., he approached his legal work on behalf of seriously injured individuals and their families with an unrivaled passion, in a profession that he had been drawn to even as a young boy.
Honing his skills in college debates and by acting in school plays, Mr. Swartz attended Boston University School of Law on a scholarship, was editor-in-chief of the law review, president of the student bar association, represented his school in a national moot court competition, and graduated first in his class. He continued his legal education as a W.C. Cook Fellow at the University of Michigan Law School, and served as an adjunct professor at Boston University School of Law.
Mr. Swartz’ concerns and crusade for safety spanned the spectrum of the American marketplace, as he reinforced his reputation as one of the nation’s foremost consumer advocates and primary movers in products liability law. His record-setting results on behalf of catastrophically injured clients were born from his remarkable drive, to serve consumers by publicizing the existence of injustices and dangerous products, and inducing governmental agencies to protect the public.
Education
LL.M., The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1960
J.D., Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1958
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, Boston University Law Review, 1957 – 1958
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1955
With Honors
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Massachusetts, 1958
District of Columbia, 1971
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Inner Circle of Advocates
American Judicature Society
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Boston Bar Association
Middlesex County Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
New York State Bar Association
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers
Attorney General’s Committee on Conflict of Interest
Member Since: 1970
Chairman
Massachusetts Academy Trial Attorneys
Member Since: 1988 – Present
Director
World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.)
Member Since: 1985 – Present
Founder and President
Attorney General’s Speakers’ Bureau
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association
Member Since: 1974
President
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association
Chairman, Committee on Tort Law
Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Executive Committee
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member Since: 1968 – 1971
National Chairman, Committee on CLE
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Vice-Chairman, Committee on Publications
Boston University Law Review Alumni Association
Member Since: 1971
President
Boston University Law School Alumni Association
Member Since: 1971 – Present
Member, Board of Directors
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness
Member Since: 1973 – Present
Vice-President
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Blindness
Member Since: 1974 – 1975
Fund Raising Chairman
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Emergency Care Research Institute, Member, Advisory and Editorial
Member Since: 1970 – Present
Board of the Health Devices Evaluation Program
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Member Since: 1972 – 1973
Consultant, Committee on Accident Prevention
Lawyers Alert News Magazine
Member Since: 1984
Member, Board of Experts
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Member Since: 1983 – Present
Sustaining Founder
Published Works
Massachusetts Law Quarterly (Associate Editor)
Journal of Products Liability (Member, Editorial Board)
Swartz Hazardous Products Litigation, Second Edition, 1988
Toys That Kill, 1986
Slaughter by Product, 1986
Swartz Proof of Product Defect, 1985
Handbook of Personal Injury Forms and Litigation Materials, 1983
Massachusetts Pleading and Practice (Co-Author), 7 Volumes, 1974
Hazardous Products Litigation, 1973
Trial Handbook for Massachusetts Lawyers, 1972
Toys That Don’t Care, 1971
Child vs. Product: Product Related Injuries to Children, National Trial Lawyers Magazine, July, 1991
Benefits to Society of Products Liability Litigation: Promoting Child Safety, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, December, 1987
Case and Comment, Products Liability and the Captive Consumer, Nov/Dec, 1987
The Assault on the Captive Consumer: Emasculating the Common Law of Torts in the Name of Reform, St. Mary’s Law Journal, 1987
Smoke Detector Litigation, Trial Magazine, November, 1986
Failure to Resuscitate a Patient Following Cardiac Arrest, The Malpractice Reporter, April, 1986
Freeing the Captive Consumer, Trial Magazine, Vol. 22, No. 4, April, 1986
The Search for Product Defect, Case and Comment, Vol. 92, No. 1, Jan/Feb, 1986
Proving That a Product is Defective, Trial Diplomacy Journal, January, 1986
Legal Approaches to Injury Prevention, Pediatric Clinics of North America, Vol. 32, No. 1, February, 1985
Identifying Product Defects, Swartz Proof of Product Defect, Chapter 2, 1985
Experts in Personal Injury Litigation, Swartz Proof of Product Defect, Chapter 3, 1985
Toys Still Don’t Care, Swartz Proof of Product Defect, Chapter 12, 1985
Recreational Product-Related Injuries, Swartz Proof of Product Defect, Chapter 15, 1985
Manufacturer’s Duty to Warn the Consumer About the Dangers of Oral Contraceptives, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 9:24, 1985
Product Related Military Injuries, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 10, 1985
Federal Legislation Regarding Public Safety, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 10, 1985
Are Lawyers Missing the Big Cases?, Case and Comment, Vol. 89, No. 4, July/Aug, 1984
Why We Don’t Need a National Products Liability Act, Hazardous Products Litigation, 1984
Cross Examination of a Defendant’s Expert in a Leisure Time Tort Case: Illustrative Testimony in a Swimming Pool Diving Case, Personal Injury Deskbook, 1984
Litigating Household Caustics Injuries, Case and Comment, Vol. 88, No. 2, March/Apr, 1983
Medical and Surgical Instruments and Devices, Products Liability, 1983
Toys-R-Dangerous, Trial Magazine, February, 1982
General Discovery Checklist, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 3, 1982
You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover, Trial Magazine, November, 1981
Books That Bite, Butler’s Northeast, May 25, 1981
Cross Examination of Medical Witnesses, Art of Advocacy, 1981
Successful Litigation of Actions Resulting from Injuries Caused by Household Caustics, 28 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1981
Cross Examination of an Adverse Technical Expert in a Products Liability Case, Personal Injury Annuals, 1978
Pre-trial Examination of the Technical Witness in a Product Liability Case, Personal Injury Annuals, 1977
Toys That Harm, Trial Magazine, December, 1976
Peril at Home, Case and Comment, Vol. 81, No. 5, Sept./Oct., 1976
The Hazardous Products Plague, Trial Magazine, May, 1976
Products Liability in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, Summer, 1975
The Use of Discovery in Product-Related Burn Injury Cases, 22 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1975
Burn Injury Cases, 22 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1975
Products Liability–General Principles, Massachusetts Practice and Procedure, Chapter 8.256, 1974-1975
Blindness in the Toybox, Case and Comment, Vol. 79, No. 6, Nov./Dec., 1974
Techniques of Direct Examination: Illustrative Testimony in a Flammable Fabrics Case, Personal Injury Annuals, 1974
Blindness in the Toybox, The Sight Saving Review, Vol. 43, No. 2, Summer, 1973
Preventing Burn Injuries, The Journal of Nursing Administration, Jan./Feb., 1973
The Common Law and Products Liability, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 2, 1973
The Expert Witness, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 4, 1973
Injuries to Children, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 8:25, 1973
Liability for Defective Housing, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 9:14, 1973
A Prototype Consumer Act, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 9:24, 1973
Product-Related Allergic Reactions, Hazardous Products Litigation, Chapter 9:5, 1973
Caveat Emptor–‘Tis the Season to be Careful, Signature, December, 1972
Inside Santa’s Bag of Tricks, Environmental Quality, December, 1972
Recovery for Product-Related Quadriplegia and Paraplegia, Case and Comment, Vol. 77, No. 5, Sept/Oct, 1972
Terrors in Toyland, Environmental Quality Magazine, May, 1972
Will It Happen Again?, Archives of Surgery, January, 1972
Malpractice from the Viewpoint of the Trial Attorney, The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery, Chapter 55, 1972
Flammable Fabrics: Industry’s Legal Responsibility and Economic Liability, Women’s Wear Daily, Dec. 21, 1971
Toys That Don’t Care, Case and Comment, Nov./Dec., 1971
Malpractice Hazards of Spinal Anesthesia, DePaul University Law Review,, April, 1971
Product Liability: The Torch Cases, Case and Comment, Vol. 76, No. 1, Jan./Feb, 1971
The New Rules of Federal Discovery, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, Vol 55, No. 4, 1971
Toy Merchants v. Toy Consumers, Toys That Don’t Care, 1971
Indemnity for Injury to Intangible Interests, International Society of Barristers, Vol. 5, No. 2, April, 1970
Products Liability: Manufacturers Responsibility for Defective or Negligently Designed Medical and Surgical Instruments, DePaul University Law Review, 1970
Problems of Proof, Products Liability Practicing Law Institute, 1970
Heart Transplants and the Law, New Frontiers for the Trial Lawyer, 1969
Product Liability and the Military Man, Trial Magazine, Aug/Sept, 1968
Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gas Fires and Explosions, 14 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1968
Who Pays for Damage from Blackouts, Trial Magazine, Aug/Sept, 1965
Products Liability: Gas Explosions, Trial Magazine, April, 1965
Advertising and Products Liability, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, December, 1964
Protection of Intangible Relationships, Massachusetts Law Quarterly, Vol. 107, June, 1964
The Bona Fide Purchaser Revisited: A Comparative Inquiry, Boston University Law Review, Fall, 1962
Examination of Medical Expert in Chloromycetin Aplastic Anemia Case, Successful Litigation Techniques
Recovery for Defective Household Products: Product Promotion as a Basis for Liability, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Masters at Work II
Protecting the Public, Lawyers Weekly, November, 1991
Robin Hood, With a Twist, Robb Report, September, 1990
Ten Worst Toys, Annual Media Event, 1971-1991
Leaders of the Bar, Forbes Magazine, Oct. 16, 1989
The Best Lawyers in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, March 6, 1989
Not All Fun and Games, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Dec. 19, 1988
Ten Toys to Cross Off Kid’s Lists, Boston Herald, Dec. 7, 1988
Buyers Market Newsletter (Written by Ralph Nader), November, 1987
Ten Worst Toys, Insight, Dec. 23, 1985
Don’t Let a Good Lawsuit Slip Away, American Bar Association Journal, Oct. 1, 1986
Dangerous Toys, Boston Magazine, December, 1985
Stalking Killer Toys, Boston Business, December, 1985
Trouble in Toyland, Family Safety and Health, Fall, 1985
When Smoke Detectors Don’t Work, Business Law, Sept. 30, 1985
Smoke Detectors are Defective in Many Fires, Lawyers Alert, July 8, 1985
Deadly Serious Over Toys, The Washington Post, Dec. 9, 1984
A Small Firm’s Historic Home, American Lawyer, September, 1984
Manufacturers are Playing Rough with Babes in Toyland, Better Living, Winter, 1983
Making Millions Off the Toy Business, American Lawyer, April, 1983
Toys Santa Shouldn’t Bring, Newsweek Magazine, Dec. 13, 1982
Lawyer Fights Toy War, The National Law Journal, Dec. 29, 1980
The Man Who Hates Toys, The Boston Phoenix, December, 1978
Is This Any Way to Make a Million?, Boston Magazine, September, 1978
Toys No Game With Him, Boston Herald Traveler, Nov. 16, 1976
The Dangers of Taking Precautions, Newsweek Magazine, Dec. 10, 1973
Toys That Kill, Coronet, December, 1972
How Safe Are the Toys Your Children Play With?, Boston Globe Magazine, May 28, 1972
Toys That Don’t Care, The Better Business Bureau Tribune, February, 1972
Lifestyle: The Swartzes at Home, American Home, January, 1972
Boston Attorney Says U.S. Lagging in Controls Over Dangerous Toys, Boston Herald Traveler, July 29, 1971
Danger in Toyland, Ladies Home Journal
Representative Cases
Drayton v. Jiffee Chemical Corp., 413 F.Supp. 834 (N.D.Ohio 1976)
McCormack v. Abbott Laboratories, 617 F.Supp. 1521 (D.C.Mass. 1985)
Cunningham by Cunningham v. Quaker Oats Co., Fisher-Price Div., 107 F.R.D. 66 (W.D.N.Y. 1985)
Classes/Seminars Taught
How to Prepare and Try a Products Liability Case, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association 9th Annual Seminar, 1968
Toy Safety, WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, December 21, 1982
Adjunct Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
Top Ten Worst Toys, WCVB-TV, Boston, News Center 5, December 21, 1982
Liability in Aquatic Programs and Facilities, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Lecturer, Practicing Law Institute of New York, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Top Ten Worst Toys, Good Morning America, December 17, 1982
Checklist of Factors to be Considered in Formulating a Case Theory for the Plaintiff, First Annual Product Liability Prevention Conference
Special Problems with Children’s Products, ALI-ABA Conference, August 8, 1994
WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, December 5, 1982
Susan Warnick Show, November 1994
Children Before Profits: It’s a Good Business, Seventh Annual Symposium on the Youth Market, Boston, May 5 & 6, 1994
Dateline, 1993
WBZ-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, December 3, 1982
Product Related Injuries to Children, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, December 3, 1982
American Journal, 1993
Toys That Injure and Kill, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, 1993
WNEV-TV, Boston, Look, December 3, 1982
Robin Young Show, WUSA TV, November 1993
Product Related Injuries-Acceptable Proof for the Nineties, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Sixth Annual Workhorse Seminar, February 27 and 28, 1992
Know Your Legal Rights, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, October 31, 1993
WNEV-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, December 3, 1982
Marshaling Evidence of Defect At Trial, Product Liability Law, National Practice Institute National Conference, Chicago, April 24 and 25, 1992
Syndicated Inside Edition, May 11, 1992
WJAR-TV, Providence, Six O’Clock News, December 2, 1982
Participant, Tort Law and the Public Interest, The 78th American Assembly at Arden House, Harriman, New York, May 31-June 3, 1990
WBZ-TV, Boston, Eyewitness News Conference, November 28, 1982
WBZ-TV, Boston, 7:30 Report, March 3, 1992
Slaughter by Product, Missouri Trial Lawyers Association, June 25, 1988
WBZ-TV, Boston, 7:30 Report, December 12, 1991
Interview with Barbara Brilliant, WBZ-TV, Boston, For Kids Only, May 1982
Slaughter by Product-Scientific Evidence, CLE Satellite Network, February 16, 1988
ABC-TV, Good Morning America, December 13, 1990
WBZ-TV, Boston, People Are Talking, December 10, 1981
Slaughter by Product, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, October 8, 1987
WBZ-TV, Boston, People Are Talking, December 12, 1990
WPRI-TV, Trouble Shooter, December 10, 1981
Analyzing Fact Patterns, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey, April 23, 1988
WXNE-TV, Boston, It’s Your Life, January 15, 1981
ABC-TV, The Home Show, November 11, 1990
Trial Skills Demonstration, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Massachusetts, August 1987
CBS-TV, Nightwatch, November 22, 1990
Products Liability, WCVB-TV, Boston, Miller’s Court, September 13, 1980
Slaughter by Product: Winning Product Cases Other Lawyers Reject, The Marvin M. Belli Society 44th Annual Seminar, July 1987
WCVB-TV, Boston, Good Day Show, November 21, 1990
Toys That Don’t Care, WNAC-TV, Boston, Nightscene, December 16, 1979
People Before Profits-Defective Toys and Household Products, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, California, July 1987
WJAR-TV, Providence, Newswatch, December 20, 1987
Toy Wars, WLVI-TV, Boston, It’s Your Life, April 18, 1979
Toys, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, British Columbia, May 1987
Interview with Betty Levin, Good Morning Show, December 1975
WCVB-TV, Boston, Newscenter Five, December 11, 1987
Product-Induced Injuries, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, DC, April 10-11, 1987
WLVI-TV, Boston, News at Ten, December 10, 1987
Special on Toys That Don’t Care, WBZ-TV, Boston, June 1972
Discovery Tactics in Drug Liability Cases, National Practice Institute, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 27, 1987
WNEV-TV, Boston, New England News, December 10, 1987
The Dinah Shore Show, December 6, 1971
Trial Demonstration-Closing Arguments, National Practice Institute, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 28, 1987
WNEV-TV, Boston, Live at Five, December 10, 1987
The Dinah Shore Show, September 9, 1971
Slaughter by Product, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, January 1987
Dangerous Toys, Paul Benzaquin Show, May 31, 1971
WCVB-TV, Boston, Midday News, December 10, 1987
Plaintiff’s Approach to the Products Liability Lawsuit, Southern Methodist University Products Liability Symposium, 1987
WBZ-TV, Boston, Eyewitness News, December 10, 1987
To Tell The Truth, January 6, 1971
Recognizing Winnable Fact Patterns, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association 4th Annual Convention, August 1986
The 10 Worst Toys of 1987, Annual Press Conference, Swartz and Swartz, Boston, December 10, 1987
Unsafe Toys, 60 Minutes, Interview with Mike Wallace, December 22, 1970
Protecting Those Who Protect the Nation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Summer Convention, New York, July 1986
Interview with Lisa Jansen,, Fox TV 5, Washington, DC, WTTG Reports, December 9, 1987
Interview with Steve Danehy, WXKS (KISS 108), Boston, 1987
The Proof of Product Defect: Motor Vehicles, National Product Liability Conference, March 1986
Interview with Dave Faneus, Oldies 103 FM, Boston, 1987
WBTV-TV, Charlotte, North Carolina, BTAM, December 31, 1986
The Proof of Product Defect, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, February 1986
CNN, The Larry King Show, December 23, 1987
Interview with Jerry Russell, WSRO Radio, Marlboro, Massachusetts, 1987
Protecting Captive Consumers–Lawyers Responsibility, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Winter Conference, 1986
WSUN-TV, Miami, Live at Five, December 22, 1986
Interview with Mark Gardner, WBAL Radio, Baltimore, 1987
Products Liability Cases-The Need for Adequate Warnings, Brown University, April 18, 1985
WPLG-TV, Detroit, Eyewitness News, December 22, 1986
Interview with Mark Williams, KFYI Radio, Phoenix, 1987
Torts, Trials and Tribulations, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Suffolk Law School Student Chapter, April 16, 1985
Interview with Bruce Bradley, KMOX Radio, St. Louis, December 16, 1986
WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, Action News, December 22, 1986
Evaluating the Products Case for Settlement and for Jury Trial, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 1985
WSNV-TV, Miami, December 22, 1986
Interview with Charlie Brennan, WNTN Radio, Newton, Massachusetts, December 15, 1986
Effective Trial Techniques: Dealing with Plaintiff’s Fault in Products Liability Cases, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 1985
KGO-TV, San Francisco, AM Weekend, December 14, 1986
WTAC Radio, Grand Blanc, Michigan, Morning Magazine, December 15, 1986
Trial Demonstration III: Examination of Defendant’s Medical Expert, Cross Examination, National Conference on Products Liability Law, March 1985
WGPR-TV, Detroit, Newscope, December 12, 1986
WHDH Radio, Boston, Tom Bottle Show, December 15,1 986
Recreational Products That Kill and Maim, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers 1985 Products Liability Seminar, March 1, 1985
WWDP Radio, Philadelphia, The Susan Bray Show, December 13, 1986
WJBK-TV, Detroit, Noon News, December 12, 1986
Innovative Product Liability Trial Techniques-The Discovery Aspect, Southern Methodist University 6th Annual Symposium on Product Liability, February 21, 1985
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, Kelly & Co., December 12, 1986
WJR Radio, Detroit, Midday Magazine, December 12, 1986
Recovery for Defective Household Products, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mid-Winter Convention, Nevada, January 15, 1985
KTTV-TV, Los Angeles, Midnight News, December 11, 1986
Interview with Michelle Welter, WWJ Radio, Detroi, December 12, 1986
Regulation of All-Terrain Vehicles, US Product Safety Commission, 1985
WBBM-TV, Chicago, Common Ground, December 11, 1986
Chicago Radio Information Service, Consumer Counter, December 11, 1986
Strategy and Theory in the Product Liability Lawsuit, Southern Methodist University Products Liability Symposium, 1985
Interview with Joe Collins, WMRO Radio, Chicago, December 11, 1986
KGO-TV, San Francisco, AM Weekend, December 10, 1986
An Overview of the Law and Strategy in Toy Litigation, Institute of CLE at the University of Michigan, 1985
KTTV-TV, Los Angeles, News Program, December 9, 1986
Interview with Jackie Runice, WLS Radio, Talkback, December 11, 1986
Prosecuting a Product Liability Action, Consumer Products-Government Regulation and Product Reliability Program, Practicing Law Institute, December 10, 1984
KABC-TV, Los Angeles, AM Los Angeles, December 9, 1986
Interview with Paul Muth, WMAQ RAdio, Chicago, December 10, 1986
Formulating a Case Theory for the Plaintiff, Product Liability Program, Law & Business Inc., December 6, 1984
WJBK-TV, Detroit, Eyewitness News at Noon, December 5, 1986
Interview with Doug Sovern, K101 Radio, San Francisco, This Week, December 10, 1986
Testimony on PL Bill S.44, National Conference of State Legislators, July 24, 1984
Interview with Pearl Skotnes, KPFK Radio, Hollywood, California, December 9, 1986
WCVB, Boston, Good Day Show, December 5, 1986
Developing a Trial Strategy in the Major Product-Related Injury Case, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, July 13, 1984
WJW-TV, Cleveland, Newscenter 8 at Noon, December 4, 1986
Interview with Dennis Beaver, KMPC Radio, Bakersfield, California, December 9, 1986
Swimming Pool Injuries, National Aquatic Institute, June 10, 1984
WBBM-TV, Chicago, The News at Six, December 3, 1986
KGO Radio, Los Angeles, Lee Rodgers Show, December 9, 1986
Establishing Defect in Product Liability Cases, National Practice Institute, Inc. 1984 National Conference on Product Liability Law, March 30, 1984
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, News 11, December 3, 1986
Interview with Al Gross, KBRT Radio, San Francisco, December 8, 1986
Athletic Equipment That Does Not Care, Massachusetts Medical Society, March 21, 1984
Interview with Dave Faneus, WBVF Radio, Framingham, Massachusetts, December 8, 1986
KOIN-TV, Portland, News Room 6, December 3, 1986
The Search for Product Defect, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, Louisiana, March 6, 1984
BIZNET, Ask Washington, December 3, 1986
WKIS Radio, Orlando, Florida, At Your Service, December 8, 1986
Taking Toys to Court, National Society to Prevent Blindness, 1984
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, Ch 3 Reports, December 2, 1986
KIRO Radio, Seattle, Midday Show, December 8, 1986
A Practicing Lawyer’s View of Legal Education and the Torts Course in Particular, Association of American Law Schools Clinic for the Teaching of Tort Law, June 10, 1983
WITI-TV, Milwaukee, News at Five, December 2, 1986
Interview with Ray Perry, KMJ Radio, Fresno, California, December 8, 1986
Consumer Product Design Liability, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 7th Circuit Seminar, Wisconsin, April 9, 1983
Interview with Doug Young, KSDO Radio, San Diego, December 8, 1986
WISH-TV, Detroit, WISH News 8, December 2, 1986
Product-Caused Recreational Injuries, Southern Methodist University School of Law 4th Annual Symposium on Product Liability, April 7, 1983
Interview with Chuck Whelan, WARA Radio, Attleboro, Massachusetts, December 5, 1986
CNN News, Take Two, December 2, 1986
Conditioning the Jury for the Adequate Damage Award, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Advanced College of Advocacy, Massachusetts, July 2, 1982
WGN-TV, Chicago, Newscope, December 2, 1986
Interview with Loretta Barry, WERS Radio, Boston, December 5, 1986
Hazardous Products Litigation, Association of Food and Drug Officials Annual Conference, June 1982
Interview with Debbie Ruggiero, WMJX Radio, Boston, December 5, 1986
CBS Morning News, December 2, 1986
WLVI-TV, Boston, The News at Ten, December 2, 1986
WNUR Radio, Boston, Spectrum, December 5, 1986
Product Liability, South Middlesex Area Chamber of Commerce, May 19, 1982
Trial Tactics in Hazardous Products Litigation, Products Liability Seminar, Florida Bar Association CLE Committee, May 14, 1982
WTTP Radio, Boston, Dave Drossier Show, December 4, 1986
WCVB-TV, Boston, Good Day Show, December 2, 1986
Winning Strategies in a Products Liability Case, Southern Methodist University 3rd Annual Symposium on Product Liability, April 2, 1982
WBZ Radio, Boston, Peter Mead Show, December 4, 1986
CBS Early Morning News, December 2, 1986
Seminar on the Trial of a Product Liability Case, Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association, October 17, 1981
Interview with Susan Reiman, KOA Radio, Denver, December 4, 1986
KPTV-TV, Portland, December 1, 1986
Trial of a Product Liability Action-Cross Examination of a Defendant’s Expert, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1981
WLTT Radio, Rockville, Maryland, Lifestyles, December 3, 1986
Independent Network News, December 1, 1986
Cross Examination as a Tool for Establishing Damages, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1st Circuit Meeting, Massachusetts, November 14, 1980
WNYC Radio, New York, Senior Edition, December 2, 1986
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, Ch 3 Reports, December 1, 1986
New Tort Frontiers for the Eighties, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, November 7, 1980
KRON-TV, San Francisco, Newscenter 4, December 1, 1986
WAMU, Washington, DC, Fred Fiske Show, December 2, 1986
Cross Examination of the Defense Expert Witness, Trial Demonstration and Workshop Case Situation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, DC, August 13, 1980
WBZ-TV, Boston, Eyewitness News, December 1, 1986
Mutual Radio Network, The Larry King Show, December 2, 1986
Witness Examination in Products Cases, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, July 24, 1980
WCVB-TV, Boston, News Center 5 Tonight, December 1, 1986
Interview with Lana Jones Dagosino, WMJX Radio, December 1, 1986
Product Liability and the Engineer, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boston Division, May 15, 1980
Interview with Dave Goblaskas, SFTO Radio, Boston, December 1, 1986
WNEV-TV, Boston, The New England News, December 1, 1986
Manufacturers Liability for Defectively Designed Products, Products Liability Litigation, Northeastern University Center for CLE, October 12, 1979
WJAR-TV, Providence, Newswatch 10, December 1, 1986
Phoenix, State Your Case with Frank Lewis, July 15, 1986
Products Liability: Manufacturers Responsibility for Defective or Negligently Designed Medical and Surgical Instruments, Professional Risk Management, Inc., June 28, 1979
CNN Headline News, December 1, 1986
Toys and Child Safety, WBUR Radio, November 27, 1984
Duty to Warn, Liquid Petroleum Gas Association, May 7, 1979
CNN Evening News, December 1, 1986
Toys and Child Safety, WEII Radio, November 27, 1984
Trial Tactics and Techniques: Proof of Defectiveness in Products Liability Cases, 1st Circuit Seminar, November 16-18, 1978
Toys and Child Safety, WROR Radio, November 27, 1984
NBC News, The Today Show, March 25, 1986
Flammable Fabrics Update, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, California, August 8, 1978
Channel 12, Phoenix, For Kids’ Sake, January 22, 1986
Toys and Child Safety, WBCN Radio, November 27, 1984
Proof of Defect, American Bar Association Convention, August 2, 1978
Toy Recall, Channel 5, Boston, June 2, 1986
Toys, WRKO Radio, David Brudnoy Show, December 1, 1983
Meeting Defenses in Products Cases, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 5th Circuit Seminar, TExas, March 3, 1978
CNN News, December 20, 1985
WPBR Radio, The Larry King Show, December 28, 1982
The 10 Worst Toys, Prevention of Blindness Society, Washington, DC Chapter, December 12, 1977
Toys, WRKO Radio, December 8, 1982
Interview with Sarah Wallace, WABC-TV, Eyewitness News, December 9, 1985
Product and Service Quality, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Consumer Research for Consumer Policy Conference, July 28-29, 1977
WRKO Radio, The Jerry Williams Show, December 11, 1981
WBZ-TV, Boston, Live on 4, December 4, 1985
Hazardous Products Litigation, Colorado Trial Lawyers Convention, July 2, 1976
Interview with David Murphy, WITS Radio, December 10, 1981
WBZ-TV, Boston, Eyewitness News, December 5, 1985
Liability in Medical Products and Device Cases, Conference on Injury from Medical Products, Devices and Drugs- Liability of Manufacturers, Hospitals and Physicians, June 21, 1976
Interview with Joe Ruivo, WKOX Radio, December 10, 1981
WCVB-TV, Boston, Newscenter 5, December 5, 1985
Hazardous Products Litigation and the Application of the Restatement of Torts, 402a, Kansas Bar Association 1976 Annual Meeting, May 12 1976
WNEV-TV, Boston, New England News, December 5, 1985
Interview with Harley Gordon, WITS Radio, December 9, 1981
Anatomy of a Flammability Lawsuit, LeBlanc Research Corporation 4th Annual Symposium on Textile Flammability, April 14, 19876
WCVB-TV, Boston, Good Day Show, August 23, 1985
WEEI Radio, The Len Lawrence Show, October 25, 1982
Hazardous Products Litigation-Expanding Risks, Insurance Library Association of Boston, April 1, 1976
WCVB-TV, Boston, Good Day Show, May 13, 1985
Toys, WTOP Radio, Washington, DC, November 22, 1971
New Developments in Products Liability Law and New Federal Rules of Evidence, Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association Mid-Winter Conference, March 27, 1976
WCOP Radio, Lunch With Gus Saunders, June 18, 1971
Unsafe Toys, WLVI-TV, Boston, New England Today, December 17, 1984
Negotiation and Settlement for the Plaintiff, Educational Seminars, Inc., March 19-20, 1976
Progress Report, WCVB-TV, Boston, Sunday Open House, December 16, 1984
Liability for Not Preventing Product-Related Burn Injuries, Council on Textile Flammability, 1976
Unsafe Toys, WLVI-TV, Boston, New England Today, December 10, 1984
Winning Your Case Before Trial-Techniques of Negotiation and Settlement, Educational Seminars, Inc., December 12-13, 1975
WJAR-TV, Providence, Six O’Clock News, November 27, 1984
Blindness in the Toybox, Ohio Society for the Prevention of Blindness, October 22, 1975
WBZ-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, November 27, 1984
Sources of Information and Investigating the Case, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Products Liability Seminar, New York, June 13-14, 1975
WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, November 27, 1984
Maintenance Management of Medical Instrumentation Including Legal Liability Aspects, Washington University, June 4-6, 1975
WNEV-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, November 27, 1984
The Laws and Journalism, National Press Photographers Association, April 12, 1976
WLVI-TV, Boston, Ten O’Clock News, November 27, 1984
Sources of Information and Case Investigation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, March 21-22, 1975
WBZ-TV, Boston, NBC Today, November 26, 1984
Flammable Fabrics, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Nevada, January 17-18, 1975
WCVB-TV, Boston, Chronicle, November 23, 1984
The Textile Consumer and the Law, University of Rhode Island, August 19, 1974
Swimming Pool Injuries, NPI/PEN Taping, Chicago, August 21, 1984
Case Evaluation and Settlement Techniques, Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy, Massachusetts, July 25, 1974
Toys, WLVI-TV, Boston, New England Today, May 3, 1984
Toys That Don’t Care, Virginia Society for the Prevention of Blindness Annual Meeting, March 9, 1974
Toys, Paul Benzaquin Show, December 13, 1983
Product Liability from the Plaintiff’s Point of View, 27th Northeast Quality Control Conference, October 1973
WCVB-TV, Boston, Chronicle, December 13, 1983
Blindness in the Toybox, National Society for the Prevention of Blindness 65th Anniversary Conference, April 11, 1973
WCVB-TV, Boston, Breakaway, December 9, 1983
Liability, Responsibility and Prevention-the Professional’s Role, Association of Mutual Engineers Conference, March 13, 1973
Unsafe Toys, WBZ-TV, Boston, Today Show, December 7, 1983
Liability Responsibility and Prevention-the Professional Role, Product Liability Prevention Conference, August 25, 1972
WBZ-TV, Boston, Live on 4, December 7, 1983
Flammable Fabrics: Industry’s Legal Responsibility and Economic Liability, Information Council on Fabric Flammability, 1972
WBZ-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, December 7, 1983
Statement in Support of S.983, Senate Commerce Committee, July 28, 1971
WCVB-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, December 7, 1983
Consumer Protection, Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers, January 15, 1970
WNEV-TV, Boston, Six O’Clock News, December 7, 1983
Consumer Protection, The American Society of Quality Control, January 15, 1970
WBZ-TV, Boston, NBC National News, December 3, 1983
Consumer Protection, The Society of Value Engineers, January 15, 1970
All Toys Are Not Created Equal, WCVB-TV, Boston, Chronicle, November 13, 1983
The Expanding Nature of Manufacturers Products Liability, Vermont Bar Association, February 28, 1969
The Last Down, WCVB-TV, Boston, Miller’s Court, October 31, 1983
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