Bruce A. Cranner

Legal Background

AREAS OF LEGAL PRACTICE
– Medical Liability
– Products Liability Defense
– Insurance Defense and Coverage
– Commercial Litigation
– Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance
– Mediation/Arbitration

EDUCATION
– B.A. Tulane University (1980)
– J.D. Tulane University Law School (1983)

AWARDS
– Louisiana SuperLawyer
– Who’s Who Product Defense
– AAA Certified Mediator

PRODUCTS LIABILITY
In addition to his work as a professional liability defense lawyer, Bruce is also a respected and very active product liability litigator. He often represents insured manufacturers defending products liability claims involving medical devices, sporting goods and recreational products including exercise equipment, watercraft and small vessels, motorized vehicles, hunting equipment, and dietary supplements. He has served as national coordinating counsel for an OTC manufacturer of dietary supplements and defended the manufacturers of medical devices, industrial equipment and munitions. Bruce’s cases generally involve serious injuries including death, severe spinal injury resulting in paralysis, brain injury, Legionnaire’s Disease, or lung damage. Bruce is often retained as special ‘settlement counsel’ due to his unique training as a mediator, his experience defending mass tort personal injury claims, and his unique understanding of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and regulations.

As an active member of the Products Liability Advisor Council (PLAC), Bruce served as the Program Committee Chair and was the PLAC conference Moderator in 2013, 2014, and 2015. He is a frequent writer and lecturer on topics involving medical liability and healthcare law, Medicare (MSP) reimbursement and Sec. 111 compliance, products liability and trial techniques, and he has served as an Adjunct Professor or Trial Advocacy at Tulane Law School. Bruce is a member of the Federal Defense and Corporate Cousel, and he is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who Legal, and SuperLawyers.