William R. Stuart III is Of Counsel to the Sills Cummis & Gross Litigation Department. Mr. Stuart’s practice concentrates on product liability and commercial litigation. He has served as a member of several national counsel teams successfully defending various pharmaceutical and medical device companies in numerous high-profile product liability litigations. This experience has included defending a medical device manufacturer in the transvaginal mesh litigation, defending a pharmaceutical company in the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) litigation, defending a pharmaceutical company in the phenylpropanolamine (PPA) litigation, and defending two medical device manufacturers in the latex glove litigation. Mr. Stuart’s responsibilities in these litigations have included implementing defense strategies, working with local counsel and national co-defense counsel, and otherwise overseeing and managing the litigation.
Mr. Stuart has additional product liability experience defending companies in lawsuits involving a variety of other medical devices, including medical lasers, syringes, oxygen tubing, and biopsy systems, and cases involving industrial machine injuries. His experience in commercial litigation has included defending individuals and corporations in contract disputes, partnership and shareholder disputes, and real estate litigation. In addition, Mr. Stuart has handled white collar criminal defense matters, initiated copyright and trademark infringement actions on behalf of several prominent manufacturers of retail goods, handled labor and contract disputes, and defended employment discrimination lawsuits.
Mr. Stuart is a member of the Firm’s Professional Relations Committee.
Mr. Stuart is a former Staff Law Clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and former Law Clerk to the Honorable J. Sydney Hoffman of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Appellate Division.