Christopher Bruni has more than 35 years of experience defending contractors, employers, distributors, retailers, and manufacturers in product liability and toxic tort litigation. He has particular experience in matters involving diseases such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, colon cancer, and kidney cancer. He has tried numerous cases to verdict throughout the state of California, including a complex, 5-month, multi-plaintiff jury trial that resulted in a defense verdict for his client.
Christopher also defends clients in automobile manufacturer and dealer litigation. He has tried cases for both manufacturers and dealerships involving claims brought under the Song-Beverly Act, the Magnuson-Moss Act, the CLRA, and the Business and Professions Code Section 17200. For more than seven years, he was statewide counsel for all dealerships insured by DaimlerChrysler Insurance in California.
Christopher is an avid author and lecturer. He has been invited to speak and write locally and nationally on a variety of topics, including California’s Song-Beverly Act, Business and Professions Code 17200 claims, and contractor liability under the Privette decision and its progeny.
During law school, Christopher was an associate editor of the Santa Clara Law Review, which published his case note, “The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959-Union Members’ Bill of Rights Protects Rank and File Union Members Only,” 23 Santa Clara L. Rev. 955 (1983).