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Staci A. Williamson
Associate
Areas of Practice
- Fire and Explosion
- Industry-Wide Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- International Representation
- Personal Injury & Property Damage
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Subrogation and Insurance Recovery
Summary
Staci is a member of the Civil Litigation Practice in Wiedner & McAuliffe’s Chicago office. Staci’s practice emphasizes product liability defense, specifically claims involving fire and explosion, mass tort class-actions, inadequate warning labeling of products, and other issues under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
Staci graduated cum laude from Ohio University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts. She earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2006, graduating cum laude. While attending Loyola University, Staci served as a member of the Loyola University Chicago Law Review.
Prior to joining Wiedner & McAuliffe, Staci was an associate with another Chicago law firm, where she gained a wide range of litigation experience and attained successful results in arbitration, and jury and bench trials.
Industry Contributions
Staci is a continuing contributor to the IDC Quarterly, writing on all aspects of product liability. She is also a continuing contributor to the Defense Research Institute’s weekly newsletter, The Voice, providing updates on pertinent congressional legislation. Staci’s publications include:
- Do Consumers Have Private Remedies for Violations of the Reporting Requirements Under the Rules of the Consumer Product Safety Act?, Defense Research Institute, The Voice, Volume 8, Issue 29, 2009, by James W. Ozog and Staci A. Williamson.
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The Duty of Vehicle Manufacturers to Protect Non-Occupants, and Construction Negligence & Toxic Torts,
IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 4th Quarter, 2008, Volume 18, Number 4, by James W. Ozog and Staci A. Williamson. -
Standard of Care in Negligent Design Product Liability Cases, Existence of a Post-Sale Duty to Warn, the Admissibility of Post-Sale Product Improvements and Due Process Analysis of Punitive Damage Verdicts: Jablonski v. Ford Motor Company,
IDC Quarterly, Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, 2nd Quarter, 2010, Volume 20, Number 2, by James W. Ozog and Staci A. Williamson.
Notable Cases
- In the Matter of Aqua Dots Products Liability Litigation,7thCir., (No. 10-3847, 8/17/11), Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a nationwide consumer class action for damages arising from a recalled children’s toy. The court held that where a retailer offers a full consumer refund, a distressed consumer may not bring a class action for additional relief. The case will have major implications on consumer class actions for defective products.
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
Bar and Court Admissions
IllinoisUnited States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Education
J.D., cum laude, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 2006B.A., cum laude, Ohio University, 2000
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