The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (“Eastern District”) dismissed the firm’s client Coway USA, Inc. (“Coway USA”) due to the absence of admissible evidence that it sold the product at issue. Plaintiff State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (“State Farm”) filed a product liability lawsuit against Coway USA alleging that Coway USA’s water product contained multiple defects that caused property damage at its insured’s home. Coway USA sought dismissal via summary judgment on the basis that State Farm failed to present admissible evidence that Coway USA qualified as a “seller” of the product per Pennsylvania’s governing product liability law. See Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 104 A.3d 328, 387 (Pa. 2014). In an extensive thirteen (13) page opinion, the Hon. Lynne A. Sitarski granted Coway USA’s motion and dismissed State Farm’s claims as a matter of law. Judge Sitarski held that a Plaintiff’s unverified and unsupported testimony cannot create an “issue of fact” on the “seller” element of a product liability suit under Tincher. Dan Kain and Charles Gilliam-Brownlee of P&K Park’s Pennsylvania office participated in this effort.

P&K Park LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Robert Wilson as a partner in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Wilson brings 40 years of litigation experience to P&K Park in the areas of pharmaceutical and medical devices product liability defense as well as commercial litigation and contract interpretation. Mr. Wilson attended Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law.

In February 2024, attorneys Yong Jin Park, Sei Joon (Steve) Park, Daniel Kain, Christine Emery, Amanda Kim, and Charles Gilliam-Brownlee opened operations of their new law firm P&K Park LLP (“P&K Park”). Based in the Northeast with offices in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, P&K Park manages high stakes litigation worldwide. With over 100 years of combined experience, P&K Park’s attorneys handle a variety of complex matters for their international and domestic clients. P&K Park assists its clients in a wide range of corporate litigation including product liability, regulatory compliance, commercial, and civil rights matters. With an elite network of trial attorneys and litigation experts, P&K Park’s attorneys stand prepared to defend and try cases in the nation’s most difficult venues.