Defending products liability claims 20 years after construction

Dave Marlow has been employed by the Brunswick Corporation for the past 35 years as their Director of Product Integrity/Government Affairs.  He has held various positions within their marine division in engineering, sales, and customer service and currently works with Brunswick’s Law Department heading up product safety, compliance and government affairs. In addition to his current duties with Brunswick, Dave is very active in our industry and its associations. He is a Past Chair of the American Boat and Yacht Council, a member of NMMA’s Risk Management, Government Affairs and Boat and Yacht Certification committees, a US delegate for the development of marine standards in the EU as well as a member of the US Technical Advisory Group for ISO standards. He has a Master’s in Safety Engineering from UAB.

Dennis Kerr is a fire investigation, fire causation, cause origin analysis, forensic consulting, fires and explosions expert witness in Florida. Kerr graduated from Sterling High School, Somerdale, New Jersey in 1971. He went to National Fire Academy, Maryland and Camden County College, New Jersey for further education. Currently, Dennis Kerr is the president and fire investigator at Kerr Fire Investigations, Inc.

Trial attorney defending businesses and insurers in all types of tort and commercial litigation including fire and explosions, mass tort, toxic tort, real estate transaction litigation, Qui Tam and personal injury litigation. In my 20 year career, I have been lead jury trial counsel in numerous multi-million dollar claims for regional and national companies. I strive to find the most economical solution to the cases I defend whether by trial or early resolution through ADR. I have defended and tried cases in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Illinois throughout my career.