Murchison & Cumming, LLP Partner, Friedrich W. Seitz Appointed Chair of Product Liability Section of FDCC

August 26, 2003

Los Angeles, CA - August 26, 2003 - Murchison & Cumming, LLP is proud to announce that Friedrich W. Seitz, the firm's Managing Partner, has been appointed Chair of the Products Liability Section of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). As Chair of the Product Liability Section, Mr. Seitz is responsible for reviewing proposed legislation and coordinating presentations and programs designed to educate attorneys and claims professionals.

As Chair of Murchison & Cumming's Product Liability Practice Group, Mr. Seitz has tried more than one hundred jury trials, most involving product liability matters. In 1997, Mr. Seitz simultaneously served as FDCC's Vice Chair of the Product Liability Section and Chair of the International Insurance Law Section. He is a frequent lecturer and author, writing articles pertaining to International Law and Product Liability issues.

Founded in 1936, the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel is an international organization with more than 1300 members including attorneys in private practice who specialize in defense of civil litigation, general counsel, risk managers and insurance claims executives. For more information about FDCC please visit them on the web at www.thefederation.org.

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With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The Firm’s attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. For additional information, please visit our website at www.murchisonlaw.com.