Biography

Frederic F. Grannis is a member of Sedgwick’s Mass Tort & Complex Litigation, Product Liability and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. He is an experienced litigator with extensive experience representing large corporations in the automotive, construction and heavy equipment industries. 

He has successfully represented manufacturers and other businesses in a variety of litigation matters, including products liability, commercial, trade libel, and unfair business practices matters.  In particular, Mr. Grannis has extensive experience in the defense of product liability litigation involving earthmoving, construction and other types of heavy equipment.

Affiliations, Activities and Accomplishments

He is a member of the Defense Research Institute (Product Liability Section).

Presentations and Publications

• Author, “New Expedited Jury Trials Act Affords Litigants Option of Streamlined, One-Day Jury Trial,” Sedgwick’s Product Liability Advisory (February 24, 2011).
• Author, "California Supreme Court Holds That Heirs in a Wrongful Death Action Are Bound by Decedent's Agreement to Arbitration," Sedgwick’s Product Liability Advisory (September 10, 2010) and Chartis’ Legal Insights (Fall 2010).
• Author, “Coito Decision May Affect How Investigations Are Conducted,” Sedgwick’s Product Liability Advisory (April 14, 2010).
• Author, “Questioning the Validity of Failure-To-Warn Claims,” Law360 (January 4, 2010).
• Author, “The Flip-Side to Workplace Incident Lawsuits,” The Daily Journal (November 30, 2009).
• Author, “A Unified Approach to Duty for Failure to Inform,” Law360 (November 12, 2009).