Ted Roberts’ practice centers on the defense of clients involved in toxic tort litigation. Since 1994, he has defended manufacturers, distributors and contractors involved in industry-wide litigation on local, regional and national levels. He has first chair trial experience in state and federal courts. Mr. Roberts has tried to verdict, as lead counsel or co-counsel, fifteen cases involving claims of occupational cancer, lung disease and death. His cases routinely involve complex medical and scientific issues relating to causation. To this end, Mr. Roberts has developed, defended and examined expert witnesses from a wide variety of medical and scientific disciplines. Mr. Roberts practice is currently focused on the defense of claims involving occupational and para-occupational exposure to asbestos. He also has defended cases involving mold, electromagnetic fields, trichloroethylene, methyl tertiary butyl ether, talc, vinyl chloride, noise, legionella and others.

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