A Ubiquitous Nature Formaldehyde — The Next Asbestos ?
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64 ■ For The Defense ■ November 2015 ■ Michael J. Crist is a partner of DLD Lawyers in Coral Gables, Florida. He has 25 years’ experience handling product liability, toxic tort, and insurance defense cases. He has been a member of trial teams in Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, and has taken multiple cases to verdict. He has served as national counsel for manufacturers, retailers, and distributors. While in Georgia, he served as in-house trial counsel for a major insurance carrier. Mr. Crist has successfully handled cases for Fortune 500 companies that manufactured and sold automobiles, forklifts, pharmaceuticals, and other products. He has also represented manufacturers and distributors of products that contained asbestos, formaldehyde, benzene, silica or refractory ceramic fibers. A Ubiquitous Nature Formaldehyde— The Next Asbestos?
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