As counsel on OSHA matters to employers across the nation, we are concerned with developing effective strategies and relationships that benefit our clients both pre- and post-enforcement in the occupational safety and health arena. Our decades of experience across a wide range of industries can help you avoid OSHA disputes and defend yourself against citations or violations should they be issued.
OSHA Counseling and Litigation
Experience
Experience
Venable attorneys have represented employers in a broad array of OSHA-related matters, including the following:
- Successfully defended a nationwide retail employer in OSHA enforcement actions in virtually every state
- Successfully defended a large construction manager against claims of willful violations arising out of the death of a contractor's employee when a tunnel collapsed at Dulles Airport
- Succeeded in obtaining the dismissal of citations issued to a construction company when its tower crane collapsed, resulting in two fatalities
- Defended an electrical contractor against citations issued to it after an accident that resulted in an explosion that seriously burned two employees
- Settled on very favorable terms (including dismissal) several citations on behalf of a national construction contractor that were issued at various locations in Virginia
- Successfully resolved a number of citations for non-construction clients
- Defended citations issued to a major manufacturer following a six-month inspection of as chemical plant in Institute, West Virginia
- Handled the first OSHA trial in over a decade in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and obtained a complete dismissal of electrical violations issued to the client
- Successfully defended a construction contractor from OSHA citations following an explosion that burned employees at a chemical plant in Corpus Christi, Texas
- In one case involving willful egregious violations with penalties in excess of $500,000, Venable achieved so successful an outcome that OSHA removed the matter from its list of "significant cases." Significantly, this result was obtained without the need for even a single deposition
Recognition
Recognition
- Chambers USA, Healthcare, Maryland, 2016 – 2021
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms, Healthcare Law (Tier 1), Baltimore, 2011 – 2018, 2020
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 – 2021 (Venable attorneys selected for inclusion)