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David N. Lutz
Minneapolis, Minnesota
David Lutz handles complex civil litigation, primarily defending manufacturers in products liability litigation and representing defendants in commercial litigation. David has defended asbestos and silica litigation on behalf of over a dozen clients in multiple jurisdictions, including as regional counsel for some and national counsel for two. He coordinates and manages all asbestos and silica litigation handled by the Minneapolis office. David also has experience in cases involving children and product liability litigation and drug and medical device litigation.
He has represented numerous clients in products liability litigation, including some of the world's largest manufacturers and products including motor vehicles, farm equipment, heavy industrial equipment, paint equipment, computer equipment, playground equipment, medical devices and all-terrain vehicles. He has also represented shareholders in close corporations and manufacturers in cases brought by terminated sales representatives, dealers and franchisees.
David is a Qualified Neutral under Rule 114 of the General Rules of Practice and is listed on the Facilitative / Hybrid Minnesota Statewide ADR-Rule 114 Neutrals Roster. He also serves as Co-Managing Partner of our Minneapolis office.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate and Trial Support Practice
- Asbestos Litigation
- Automotive Litigation
- Benzene Litigation
- Business, Commercial and Financial Litigation
- Children and Product Liability Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Dealer and Franchise Litigation
- Drug and Medical Device Litigation
- Fire Litigation
- Product Liability
- Product Safety and Liability Prevention
- Qualified neutral under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice
- Recreational Sports Equipment Litigation
- Toxic Torts
- Minnesota, 1989
- North Dakota, 2001
- Wisconsin, 2005
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1989
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1995
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1999
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
1989
J.D.
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1986
B.A. Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Major: Political Science Major: History
- Dealing Effectively with the Child Witness, (with Norma Gant), IPEMA Newsletter, Summer, 2008
- Defense Themes in Design Cases, (with Shane Bohnen and Norma Gant), IPEMA Newsletter, Fall, 2007
- Defense Themes in Playground Equipment Warnings Cases, (with Shane Bohnen), IPEMA Newsletter, June, 2007
- Diesel Exhaust - The Next Asbestos?, For the Defense, DRI, November, 2005
- For Defendants: Developing the Sophisticated User/Intermediary Defense, Silica Legal News Report, September, 2005
- Holding Municipalities Responsible for Improper Installation and Maintenance of Your Recreation Products, (with Ryan Nilsen) www.ipema.org, September, 2004
- Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Hercules Chemical Company, Inc,
- General Motors Corporation
- Ford Motor Corporation
- Masco Corporation
- International Truck and Engine
- Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
- U. S. Silica
- Caribiner International, Inc.
- Fire Brick Engineers
- Defense Research Institute, Inc.
- Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Committee Member
- American Bar Association
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- LifeScience Alley
- 1963, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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