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QPWB Launches National Products Liability & Toxic Tort Practice with Addition of Veteran Litigation Team

QPWB announces the launch of a National Products Liability & Toxic Tort practice group, led by William “Will†Purnell, and his team of highly experienced attorneys, Carmen Bickerdt, Vanessa Merassaint, Christa Chance, & Jasmine Taylor.

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