Practice Areas

Maslon has a long history of successfully representing businesses, utilities and individuals in explosion and fire cases across the country. Maslon lawyers have litigated through trial and appeal numerous personal injury, wrongful death and property damage cases. These have involved a wide variety of fire cause and origin scenarios, including electrical failures, natural gas and propane explosions, industrial appliance failures, and railroad tankcar explosions. We have handled fire spread cases involving defective building products, construction practices, insulation and interior furnishings. Our experience in fire and explosion cases covers the entire gamut of legal theories, including negligent design and construction, failure to instruct or warn, strict liability, breach of warranty and civil arson.

Maslon lawyers have litigated cases involving high rise hotels, agricultural buildings, manufacturing plants, residential properties, automobiles, and commercial businesses. We have appeared in state and federal courts in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, California, New York, Montana, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Texas, and North Dakota.

Resources:

Gary J. Haugen, Tools for Limiting the Scope of Discovery, 1998 Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, Anatomy of Fire Litigation.