Cases
Relevant Experience
Representative Matters: Represents a multi-national automobile manufacturer in state
federal product liability actions alleging design defect, manufacturing defect,
failure-to-warn claims. In two recent product cases involving significant personal injuries, obtained pre-trial summary dismissal of all claims
subsequently prevailed on appeal on behalf of the manufacturer,
negotiated a voluntary dismissal of defect claims following completion of party depositions.
Defense of multi-national chemical manufacturers in personal injury, class action medical monitoring,
groundwater contamination toxic tort matters, involving allegations of environmental exposure to asbestos, benzene,
other chemical products,
claims of strict liability, private
public nuisance,
RCRA.
Defense of design professionals, contractors
business owners in professional liability cases involving claims of defective design, construction,
construction oversight. Successfully obtained pre-trial dismissal of claims alleging professional liability, negligence,
fraud in a $12 million construction defect case against a Geotechnical
Environmental Engineering firm.
Counsel for an international consumer electronics company in breach of contract claims
labor
employment disputes.
Defense of premises
business owners on personal injury
negligence claims.
Defense
counseling of engineering
environmental consulting firms in environmental contamination, groundwater contamination
professional liability matters.
Defense of more than 50 cases representing insured
self-insured companies
commercial transportation carriers in cases involving contractual disputes, personal injury,
catastrophic claims.
Represented major real estate
investment firm in employment-related matters
appeals before State Insurance Appeal Boards.