Choosing the right law firm matters more in product liability cases than in almost any other area of personal injury law. The cases are technically complex, the defendants are well-resourced and aggressively litigated, and the strength of your representation directly affects what you recover. This page explains why injured fire pit victims and their families choose Langley Still & Foss, what we do differently, and what you can expect when you call.

Deep Product Liability Experience

Our firm has spent years building specific expertise in defective product cases. We understand the engineering, the manufacturing standards, the regulatory landscape, and the litigation strategies that distinguish a winning product liability case from a losing one. We have working relationships with the forensic engineers, fire investigators, life care planners, and forensic economists who make the technical case in front of a jury, and we know which experts hold up under cross-examination.

Nationwide Representation, Local Knowledge

We represent fire pit injury victims in all 50 states. That national footprint matters because product liability litigation often involves out-of-state defendants and choice-of-law questions that require fluency in multiple jurisdictions. We file in your home state when that produces the best outcome and in alternate jurisdictions when the law is more favorable for your specific facts — a strategic choice many smaller firms cannot make.

A Single Attorney Contact From Intake to Resolution

Many firms hand your case off through a chain of attorneys, paralegals, and case managers as it progresses. We do not. The attorney who reviews your case at intake remains your contact through investigation, filing, discovery, mediation, and resolution. You will know who to call with questions, and they will know you and your case. This continuity meaningfully improves both client experience and outcomes.

Resources to Take on Major Corporations

Amazon, the overseas manufacturers, and their U.S. distributors are well-resourced defendants who routinely engage top-tier defense firms. Out-litigating them requires the financial commitment to fund expert witnesses, depositions, forensic investigations, and trial presentation. Our firm advances all case costs as part of our contingency engagement, ensuring your case gets the same resourcing as a corporate plaintiff would receive at a much larger firm.

• Expert witness funding without out-of-pocket cost to clients
• Forensic engineering investigations on every viable case
• Trial preparation that signals to defendants we are willing to go to verdict
• Mock trials and focus groups for high-value cases
• Settlement leverage built on demonstrated trial readiness

No Fee Unless We Win

Our engagement runs on pure contingency. There is no retainer, no hourly billing, and no fee at all if the case ends without a recovery. When we win, our compensation comes out as a defined percentage of the settlement or verdict — the exact figure is fixed in the engagement letter you sign at intake, with nothing buried in fine print and no adjustments later. Case costs like expert engineering reports, depositions, and court filings are fronted by the firm during the case and netted out of the final recovery, so you never receive an invoice while litigation is underway.

Direct, Honest Communication

We tell clients what we actually believe about their cases. If a case has weaknesses, we say so. If a settlement offer is reasonable and worth accepting, we say so. If the offer undervalues the case and we should keep pushing, we say so. Many of our clients tell us this directness is the single biggest difference between us and the firms they considered before us. We do not collect cases we cannot win, and we do not encourage unrealistic expectations.

What You Can Expect From Us

• A real conversation about your case at intake, not a scripted sales pitch
• Confidential consultation with no obligation to engage
• Honest assessment of strengths and weaknesses
• Clear written engagement letter with all fees and costs spelled out
• Regular updates throughout the case (no chasing us for status)
• Direct access to your attorney, not a chain of intermediaries
• Detailed written breakdown of every dollar in the final settlement statement

Speak With Our Team Today

The best way to evaluate any law firm is to talk to them. Call our intake team today for a free, confidential consultation. Tell us what happened and we will tell you honestly what we can do.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Langley Still & Foss different from the larger national firms advertising on TV?

The largest mass tort firms typically operate as case aggregators — they collect thousands of clients, hand each one off to a junior associate or contract attorney, and settle them in bulk for a fraction of their full value. We take fewer cases, invest more in each one, and recover more per case as a result. Our clients meet their attorney and stay with that attorney through the entire case.

Why should I choose your firm if I live thousands of miles from your office?

Geographic distance is rarely an obstacle in modern product liability litigation. We handle clients across the country through video consultation, secure document exchange, and travel to client locations when necessary. The vast majority of communications happen remotely, and we coordinate with local counsel where physical presence in court is required.

What if I have already spoken to another attorney about my case?

It is fine to seek a second opinion before engaging counsel, and many of our clients come to us after consulting one or more other firms. If you already have an engagement with another firm, we cannot ethically take over the case without a clean release from your prior counsel — but we can review the situation and advise you on next steps.

How do I know your firm is the right size for my case?

We handle cases of every size, from straightforward burn injury claims with clear liability to catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases requiring full trial preparation. Our resourcing, expert relationships, and experience scale to the case. Smaller cases get the same attention; larger cases get the additional firepower they need.

What Sets Our Mass Tort Practice Apart

Mass tort and product liability litigation requires resources, infrastructure, and experience that not every personal injury firm possesses. The defense bar in these cases is typically composed of large national firms representing manufacturers and retailers with substantial budgets and motivated experts. Effective representation on the plaintiff side requires comparable capability.

Our firm invests in the technical infrastructure that complex product cases require, including engineering expert relationships, forensic investigation capabilities, electronic discovery tools, and a litigation support team that can manage the high document volumes typical of these matters. We do not refer out the technical work that drives outcomes. We handle it in-house and remain accountable for every part of the case.

We also maintain a network of co-counsel relationships in jurisdictions across the United States, which allows us to file cases where they are best positioned to succeed without sacrificing local court familiarity. When a claim is filed outside our principal office’s region, our network ensures the client benefits from local procedural knowledge while continuing to receive the strategic direction and resources of our primary team.

Most importantly, we structure our representation around the client’s needs rather than around firm convenience. Clients receive regular case updates, plain-language explanations of strategic decisions, and direct access to the attorneys handling their matters. Our contingency fee structure aligns our incentives with the client’s recovery, and our case selection process means we only accept matters we believe in and intend to pursue with the attention they deserve. To begin a confidential conversation about your situation, complete our free case review form.