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Dale R. Burmeister

Harvey Kruse, P.C.
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Website:
    http://www.harveykruse.com
  • Location:
    1050 Wilshire Drive, Suite 320
    Troy, MI 48084-1526

Joining Harvey, Kruse, Westen & Milan, P.C. in 1980, he began working primarily on toxic tort cases, in particular the defense of thousands of personal injury and property damage asbestos cases. He was lead trial counsel for a consortium that originally included thirty-six former manufacturers of asbestos products and sixteen insurance carriers. Dale has tried asbestos cases to verdict from Marquette, Michigan to El Paso, Texas. He also started the Medical Counsel Program in Michigan and was responsible for hiring all defense medical experts and taking the lead in deposing and cross-examining plaintiffs' experts.

In addition, Dale has extensive product liability experience including cases involving mismatch and multi-piece tire litigation, safety restraint systems, vehicle rollovers, automotive seating systems, engine components such as flexible engine cooling fans, automatic transmission “park-to-reverse” cases, environmental claims, machinery accidents and fire extinguisher litigation.

He regularly sits as a Mediator or Case Evaluator in Wayne County Circuit Court as both a defense mediator and as a commercial mediator. In addition, he frequently serves as a Special Mediator and as an Arbitrator in commercial, toxic tort, malpractice, and wrongful discharge cases.

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Joining Harvey, Kruse, Westen & Milan, P.C. in 1980, he began working primarily on toxic tort cases, in particular the defense of thousands of personal injury and property damage asbestos cases. He was lead trial counsel for a consortium that originally included thirty-six former manufacturers of asbestos products and sixteen insurance carriers. Dale has tried asbestos cases to verdict from Marquette, Michigan to El Paso, Texas. He also started the Medical Counsel Program in Michigan and was responsible for hiring all defense medical experts and taking the lead in deposing and cross-examining plaintiffs' experts.

In addition, Dale has extensive product liability experience including cases involving mismatch and multi-piece tire litigation, safety restraint systems, vehicle rollovers, automotive seating systems, engine components such as flexible engine cooling fans, automatic transmission “park-to-reverse” cases, environmental claims, machinery accidents and fire extinguisher litigation.

He regularly sits as a Mediator or Case Evaluator in Wayne County Circuit Court as both a defense mediator and as a commercial mediator. In addition, he frequently serves as a Special Mediator and as an Arbitrator in commercial, toxic tort, malpractice, and wrongful discharge cases.

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Troy (2017)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
 

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Harvey Kruse, P.C.
http://www.harveykruse.com
 
Headquarters
1050 Wilshire Drive, Suite 320
Troy, MI 48084-1526
(248) 649.7800
3 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Michigan

Michigan

Grand Blanc, MI

G-9460 South Saginaw Street, Suite A

Grand Blanc, MI 48439

United States

(810) 230.1000

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Grand Rapids, MI

3210 Eagle Run Drive, NE, Suite 204

Grand Rapids, MI 49525

United States

(616) 771.0050

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