Brad is the co-chair of Marshall Dennehey’s Product Liability Practice and concentrates his practice on the defense of complex product liability and fire cases for small, medium and large (Fortune 500) manufacturing companies and their distributors. He defends the manufacturers of tools, electrical components, scaffolding and lifts, tires, paint, automatic doors, machinery, backhoes and other heavy industrial equipment. He also defends manufacturers of complex heat exchangers, chemical pumping systems and other industrial systems.
Brad is national counsel to a company that designs and manufactures thermal fluid heaters and boilers. His background in firefighting has given him additional insight into the defense of cases on behalf of manufacturers of electrical components, electricians and others alleged to have started fires.
Brad is a supervising attorney in the firm's Product Liability Practice. As such, he fields questions from attorneys throughout the firm regarding substantive legal issues relating to product liability. Brad manages associates in the development of their practices
Brad is a nationally certified firefighter, who serves the Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company (Lower Merion Fire Department) as both a firefighter and its president. Brad holds over 60 different fire and rescue certifications.
He has authored six treatises on Pennsylvania Products Liability law along with numerous other articles for a variety of publications. He has been a guest lecturer at a number of legal conferences as well as Temple University, Drexel University and The University of Wisconsin.
Honors & Awards
•AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
•The Best Lawyers in America, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2026)
•Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2008-2026; Top 100 in Philadelphia, 2024)
•President of the Board of Directors, Lower Merion Township Fire Department, 2020 - 2024
•President of the Board of Directors, Penn Wynne - Overbrook Hills Fire Company, 2017 - 2024
•Vice President of the Board of Directors, Lower Merion Township Fire Department, 2019 - 2020
•Board of Directors, Lower Merion Township Fire Department, 2017 - 2024
•Board of Directors, Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company, 2014 - Present
•Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award - Kenyon College, 2017
•Insurance Society of Philadelphia, Outstanding Contribution Award, 1999
•National Liberty Museum Public Service Heroes Awards of Valor, PECO Volunteer Firefighter Award, 2010
•Volunteer of the Week, Main Line Times (July 31, 2008)
•PVLA Certificate of Merit, 1987, 1988
•Recipient of National Geographic/NEH Scholarship for Archaeological Work in Central America, 1983
Classes & Seminars Taught
•Recent Product Liability Pretrial and Trial Experience in Pennsylvania (State and Federal Courts) - Panelist, Pennsylvania Defense Institute (PDI) Webinar, February 17, 2026
•Dispute Resolution and Releases, Guest Lecturer, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, November, 2025
•Trials in a Pandemic World, 2022 Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association (DASMA) Annual Meeting, January, 2022
•Investigating Claims During COVID-19, webinar presented by Jensen Hughes and Marshall Dennehey, May 5, 2020
•Civil Legal Process, Drexel University, January, 2020
•Mindfulness and You, Philadelphia Bar Association, 2019
•Tincher: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - and Why You Should Care, DASMA Annual Meeting, January 2017
•Negotiation Strategies, University of Wisconsin, School of Business MBA Program, December 2016
•A Christmas Story - Dangers of Christmas Tree Fires, DRI Fire Science and Litigation Conference, Scottsdale AZ, November 2016
•The Role of Business & Government on Society, West Chester University - Department of History, April 2016
•When the Other Shoe Drops: Dealing with Punitive Damages, DASMA Annual Meeting, January 2016
•Personal Injury Law from Start to Finish: Theories of Liability and Defenses, Sterling Educational Seminars, Philadelphia, PA, July 14, 2015
•The Role and Training of the Firefighter in Evidence Preservation, DRI Fire Science and Litigation Conference, 2013
•Dealing with Recalls, the Emotional Toll, DRI Annual Products Liability Conference, Hand and Power Tool SLG, 2012
•Firefighters and Evidence Preservation, the Inside Story, DRI Annual Products Liability Conference, Fire and Casualty SLG, 2012
•Investigation of Industrial Fires, NYC, 2011
•Law for Non-Lawyers, Temple University Fox School of Business, September 2011
•DRI Products Liability Conference - Co-Chair Hand and Power Tool SLG, 2011
•Dealing with Foreign Manufactured Products, DRI Products Liability Conference, 2011
•Avoiding the Obvious During Trial, DRI Products Liability Conference, 2010
•DRI Products Liability Conference, Hand and Power Tool Special Litigation Group, 2010
•Law 101 - Legal Basics for Non-Lawyers, Temple University Fox School of Business, 2009; 2010
•The Rise and Fall of a Mental Health Monster, August 2008
•From China and Beyond, Mealey's Product Recall Conference, Washington, DC, December 2007, Co-Chair
•Liability Concerns in the Real World, Temple University Fox School of Business, 2007
•Legal Process, Temple University Fox School of Business, 2006; 2007
•Selection and Retention of Experts, DRI Annual Products Liability Conference, 2004
•The Exportation of American Cultural Norms and the Geopolitical Symbiology Thereof, Temple University, December 2004
•Taking and Defending Depositions, Lorman Educational Services, 2003; 2004; 2005
•Negligence in the Hospitality Industry, Temple University, 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005
•Tort Law for Non-Lawyers: Depositions, Liability and Negligence Issues, Temple University Graduate School of Tourism and Hotel Management
•Instructor, Products Liability
•Taking Depositions in Pennsylvania, Lorman Educational Services, August 2002
Published Works
•Pennsylvania Products Liability, 7th edition. Published by ALM. International Standard Book Number 979 - 8 - 89803 - 090 - 2 (print) and 979 - 8 - 89803 - 091 - 9 (eBook) 1052 pages, 2026
•'The More Things Change...Pennsylvania Products Liability Law,' The Legal Intelligencer, March 29, 2024
•Bringing Fire Investigation and Prevention Into the Future, CLM Magazine, April, 2022
•Pennsylvania Products Liability, 6th edition. Published by ALM. International Standard Book Number 978-1-58852-594-9 (print) and 978-1-58852-603-8 (eBook) 604 pages, 2021
•Pennsylvania Products Liability, 5th edition. Published by ALM. International Standard Book Number 978-62881-424-8 (print) and 978-1-62881 - 425-5 (eBook) 590 pages, 2019
•'Fire, Fire Everywhere: An Insurance Attorney and Volunteer Firefighter Offers Advice on Handling Fire Scenes,' CLM Magazine cover story, December 2018
•“Getting What You Need in Key Fire Depositions ”, DRI The Voice, Volume 13, Issue 37, September 2018, co-author
•Pennsylvania Products Liability, 4th Edition,Published by ALM. International Standard Book Number 978-1-62881-424-8 (print) 978-1-62881-425-5 (e books) 590 pages, 2017
•'A Christmas Story: Tree Fires -- Prevention and Investigation,' For The Defense, November 2017
•Pennsylvania Products Liability, 3rd Edition,Published by ALM. International Standard Book Number 978-1-62881-237-4 (print) 978-1-62881-238-1 (e books) 584 pages, 2016
•'Who Knew: Get to Know Brad Remick, Shareholder, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin,' Litigation Management, Winter 2016
•Pennsylvania Products Liability, 2nd Edition,Published by ALM. International Standard Book Number 978-1-62881-053-0 (print) 978-1-62881-054-7 (e books) 566 pages, 2015
•Tincher Supplement to Pennsylvania Products Liability, 1st Edition, Published by ALM, 2015
•Pennsylvania Products Liability, 1st Edition. Published by ALM. International Standard Book Number 978-1-57625-8385 (Print) 978-1-57625-7982 (eBook) 431 Pages, 2014
•Articles in DRI Semi-Annual Newsletter, Defense Digest, Lift Equipment Magazine, Lift Leader Magazine
•'Out of the Frying Pan... Strictly Speaking,' DRI Happenings, Vol. 8, Issue 2, May 2011
•'How To Start A Technical Rescue Program,' edit/photographs, Fire Engineering Magazine, September 2009
•'Pixel This: A Photographer Switches to Digital,' Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine, Summer 2009
•'Trial By Fire,' The Philadelphia Lawyer, Winter 2008
•'Hey Arnoldy!! The Superior Court Says OSHA Preempts State Tort Law (Sometimes),' Defense Digest, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 2007
•Pennsylvania Products Liability Handbook, 2001; 2003
•'Is Seeing Believing? Manipulation of Digital Images,' Hand and Power Tools, Spring 2000
•'Informing the End User: Sending Safety Improvement Notifications Helps Product Liability Suits,' Lift Equipment, June-July 2000
•'Top-Notch Testimony: Five Lessons For Hiring An Expert Witness Lift Equipment,' Lift Equipment, June-July 1999
•'The Rental Defense: How To Help Protect Your Company During An Accident-Related Lawsuit,' Lift Equipment, January 1999
•'Congress Works to Reform Product Liability Law,' Lift Equipment, Aug-Sept 1995
•'Post Sale Duty to Warn Doctrine and Product Liability Law,' Lift Equipment, Aug-Sept 1995
•'Calling All Aerial Lift Operators: It's Folly to Ignore Safety Features,' Lift Equipment, Apr-May 1995
•'Walton v. Avco: The Fun, and the Duty, Never Stops,' Defense Digest, January 1995
•'Pulling Away from the Wreckage,' Defense Digest, Spring 1994
•'Malfunction Theory Defense Refinements,' Defense Digest, Spring 1993
•'Claim Against Defective Pitcher, Strikes Out,' Defense Digest, Fall 1993
Media Commentary
•'Is PA Still the Keystone State for Products Liability Litigation?' The Legal Intelligencer, January 6, 2017
Pro Bono Activities
•Firefighter, Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company (Lower Merion Fire Department) 2006 - present
•Lieutenant, Penn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire Company (Lower Merion Fire Department), 2015 - 2018
•Member, Southeastern Montgomery County Technical Rescue Taskforce 2013 - 2022
•Penn Wynne - Overbrook Hills Fire Company Board of Directors 2009 - present, President of the Board of Directors 2017- present
•Lower Merion Township Fire Department Board of Directors 2017 - present; Vice President of the Board of Directors 2019 - 2020; President of the Board of Directors 2020 - present
Certifications
•National PROBOARD Firefighter I Certification, 2007 National PROBOARD Firefighter II Certification, 2009
•Pennsylvania State Firefighter I Certification, 2007 Pennsylvania State Firefighter II Certification, 2009
•Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Fire Academy: Introduction to the Fire Service, 2006 Fireground Support, 2006 Exterior Firefighting, 2007 Interior Firefighting, 2007
•Pennsylvania State Fire Academy: Fireground Support, 2006 Exterior Firefighting 2007 Interior Firefighting 2007 Incident Safety Officer, N.F.A. 2008 Structural Collapse Operations Level I, (SCOA) 2008
•FEMA/National Fire Academy: Certification: Firefighter Safety - Calling the Mayday
•Pennsylvania State Fire Marshall's Office: Arson Investigation and Scene Preservation for First Responders 2009
•American Red Cross: Certified: CPR/AED, 2006, 2007; First Aid Certification Certified: CPR/AED for Healthcare Providers 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
•FDNY (Fire Department of New York) Special Operations Symposium 2010 FDNY (Fire Department of New York ) Fires and Emergencies Symposium 2011 FDNY Disaster Planning & Response, 2013 FDNY (Fire Department of New York) Multiple Alarm Command & Control, 2012
•Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: Water Rescue for the First Responder Awareness Level Certification 2009 Ice Rescue Awareness Level Certification 2010 Ice Rescue Operations Level Certification 2010 Ice Rescue Technician Level Certification, 2010
•Bucks County Community College: Natural Gas, Propane, Carbon Monoxide Seminar, 2007 Attack and Backup Lines Seminar, 2007 Lockout/Tagout Seminar, 2007 Ladder Company Review Seminar, 2007 Search and Rescue Seminar, 2007 Highway Safety Seminar, 2008 Incident Safety Officer, N.F.A., 2008 HAZMAT Awareness, 2008 HAZMAT Operations, 2008 Fire Behavior Seminar, 2008 Structural Collapse Operations Level I, (SCOA) 2008 Rope/High Angle Rescue I, 2009 HAZMAT Operations Refresher, 2010 NFPA 1006 Core Requirements for Technical Rescue Technician, 2011, Clandestine Lab Awareness for the First Responder, 2012
•Montgomery County Fire Academy: Basic Vehicle Rescue Awareness Level, 2007; Basic Vehicle Rescue Operations Level, 2007; Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician Level, 2007
•U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA Emergency Management Institute: IS-00100 (Incident Command System) IS-00200 (ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents) IS-00700 (National Incident Management Systems - NIMS) IS-00800.A (National Response Plan - NRP) IS 300 (Incident command), 2009
•Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Center for Special Operations and Training: ICS 300-Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents, 2009
•Special Vehicle Rescue Awareness Level Certification, 2013; Special Vehicle Rescue Operations Level Certification, 2013; Special Vehicle Rescue Technician Level Certification, 2013
•1006 General Requirements for the Professional Rescue Technician, 2013
•Proboard Vehicle & Machinery Rescue Technician, 2015
•Trend Rescue Awards, 2016
•Pump Operations Certification, 2016
Results
Summary Judgment Obtained in House Fire Case
We obtained summary judgement on behalf of a homeowner in a 10-plaintiff negligence action arising from a house fire. In granting summary judgement, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas agreed that the plaintiffs’ failure to secure a cause and origin expert was fatal to their case as the fire was alleged to be electrical in nature and, thus, outside the purview of the average juror.
Denial of Nationwide and Pennsylvania-Wide Class Certification Affirmed
Our attorneys prevailed on an appeal to the Third Circuit, which affirmed the district court’s rejection of the plaintiffs’ request for class certification in a product liability and warranty action. The named plaintiffs are several property owners and communities of common ownership who allege they have yellow-jacketed, corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) transporting natural gas through their structures. The flexible, yellow CSST is the modern heir to the black iron pipe formerly universal in the building industry. The flexible CSST offers advantages, including ease of installation, but the plaintiffs asserted there are latent product defects that risk failure in the event an electrical surge makes its way to the tubing, either from an in-house event or nearby lightning strike. The district court denied the plaintiffs’ request for nationwide and Pennsylvania-wide class certification of their disparate claims because of a failure of record proof on the elements of ascertainability of a sufficiently numerous class, predominance of typical and common claims, and an inability to demonstrate proof of liability and damages issues on a class-wide basis. The Third Circuit granted the plaintiffs’ request for interlocutory review of the class certification decision, but nevertheless affirmed the district court’s ruling on largely the same bases. Without passing on the merits of the product defect claims, the Third Circuit recognized that there was no basis to grant class-wide treatment given the differences in everything from notification to putative class members, liability and damages proofs, and the law governing claims. The denial of class certification was affirmed, and the case will proceed on an individual basis only.
Thought Leadership
The More Things Change ... Pennsylvania Products Liability Law
March 29, 2024
We were certain that the Azzarello standard, the artificial distinction between negligence and strict liability, was going to fade to some extent and strict liability defendants were going to be afforded the opportunity to present evidence that was relevant to their defenses. Instead, rather than adopting the Restatement (Third) of Torts, the court surprisingly adopted the risk utility and consumer expectation tests that were first developed in California.
Defense Digest
On the Pulse...Our Product Liability Practice Group
December 1, 2021
For almost five decades, Marshall Dennehey has maintained an experienced and sophisticated group of trial attorneys involved in product liability litigation. The product liability landscape has evolved continually since first arriving on the scene in the 1970s. In the intervening forty-plus years, we have successfully represented numerous product defendants, as our defense attorneys have kept abreast of ever-changing legal theories, judicial viewpoints and, of course, evolving technology. The co-chairs of the Product Liability Practice Group, Bradley Remick and Vlada Tasich, have over 50 years of combined experience in handling product liability cases for a myriad of domestic and international product manufacturers, involving virtually every conceivable type of consumer or industrial product. Brad has authored six treatises on Pennsylvania product liability. The demands of a defense product liability practice are such that attorneys must make certain that they are up-to-date on the latest case law. Federal and state appellate and trial court decisions directly impact the defense of product liability defendants. In that respect, we have been at the forefront, providing guidance to clients and collaborating with peers to coordinate broader defense strategies as legal landscapes have shifted in this area of law. For example, in 2014 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 104 A.3d 328 (Pa. 2014), upending nearly 40 years of prior strict liability precedent. Under earlier case law, a product was defective if it lacked any element necessary to make it safe for its intended use. Jurors were told that a manufacturer was a guarantor of its product’s safety. Tincher expressly rejected these standards, acknowledged that it was for the jury to decide if a product was unreasonably dangerous, and adopted two alternative standards for demonstrating defect: the consumer expectations test and the risk-utility test. While the core legal framework for analyzing if a product is defective changed, many other longstanding product issues were left unresolved; the Tincher court leaving it to future cases where the common law could develop “within the proper factual contexts against the background of targeted advocacy.” The plaintiffs’ bar generally rejected the sweeping nature of the court’s decision, which was a positive development for product defendants. They also influenced efforts by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute to fashion plaintiff-friendly suggested standard jury instructions that, by and large, held on to the principles rejected by Tincher. Marshall Dennehey attorneys were at the forefront of concerted efforts by the defense bar to draft alternative suggested jury instructions that more fairly follow the law. Our trailblazing lawyers, on behalf of our clients, also targeted cases for trial where a number of these alternative instructions were adopted by Pennsylvania courts as more accurate statements of the applicable legal standards post Tincher. Our practice group makes certain that our attorneys are keenly aware of legal changes involving product liability. We employ every avenue of defense available to our clients in order to successfully and fairly defend their products before a jury.Our experienced and sophisticated trial attorneys prepare and handle a variety of complex product liability litigation, including the representation of major product manufacturers, distributors and other manufacturers through insurance carriers. The wide variety of cases and clients we represent evidences the level of experience and sophistication that our clients have come to expect in their defense. Over the years, our attorneys have handled thousands of product liability matters, in all of the jurisdictions to which our regional practice extends.The practice includes defense of accidents and alleged failures of all types, including, for example:A broad variety of vehicle products including automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles and trucks, as well as the component manufacturers and suppliers for those products.Consumer goods and appliances.Drug and dietary supplements.Combining its resources with its legal and medical malpractice groups, the Product Liability Practice Group defends cases involving pharmaceuticals, biologics, compounding pharmacies and medical devices.Recreational equipment, including helmets and exercise equipment.Industrial and manufacturing equipment of all sorts and all sizes, ranging from small generators to large electrical components that provide electric service to municipalities. Building equipment and structures, including all the components involved therein.Elevators and escalators.Fire suppression equipment and systems.Mold and contamination issues. Asbestos and toxic tort claims. Consumer products of all varieties.Marshall Dennehey’s product liability practice also includes multi-district litigation, class actions, and commercial claims arising from allegedly poorly performing and/or defective products and/or their components.The attorneys in this practice group are recognized leaders in this area of the law. They frequently speak at national, regional and local seminars, and they are published in their field. Several have been elected as Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Their memberships include: Product Liability Advisory Council, Product Liability Committee of the Defense Research Institute, International Association of Defense Counsel, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Trial Lawyers of America.Marshall Dennehey recognizes the advantage available to defense counsel by employing the resources of its clients, who have the best expertise pertaining to their product, and then supplementing that expertise with our extensive expert bank to select the appropriate forensic and/or technical expert. Our entire focus is directed at presenting the product to a jury in a persuasive and understandable manner so as to achieve a defense verdict.The next decade will surely see further change, as emerging technologies continue to reshape our world and product liability law continues to evolve. Marshall Dennehey remains at the forefront of the current generation of practitioners, and we are poised and prepared to enhance the defense of product manufacturers into the future.*Brad, chair of the Product Liability Practice Group, and Vlad, co-chair of this group, are shareholders and work in our Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office. They can be reached respectively at 215.575.2762 or bdremick@mdwcg.com and 215.575.2659 or vxtasich@mdwcg.com. Defense Digest, Vol. 27, No. 5, December 2021 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers. This publication is not intended to provide legal advice for a specific situation or to create an attorney-client relationship. ATTORNEY ADVERTISING pursuant to New York RPC 7.1. 2021 Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin. All Rights Reserved. This article may not be reprinted without the express written permission of our firm. 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