Best Lawyers in America for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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Sam Mabry is an experienced litigator and shareholder in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Greenville office. Sam defends clients in class actions, business, commercial and financial services litigation and products liability actions involving drugs and medical devices. Sam has also handled employment contract disputes and patent and trade secret litigation.
David Biderman, a partner in Perkins Coie's San Francisco and Los Angeles offices, focuses his practice on mass tort litigation and consumer class actions. He heads the firm's Mass Tort/Toxic Tort Defense group. He has represented a wide variety of companies in state and federal courts in California for 30 years. David currently manages the firm’s full-service product liability team responsible for defending over 1000 toxic tort cases pending in Los Angeles and Northern California state...
Marcella C. Ducca is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Marcella C., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marcella C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Nick is a trial lawyer with a practice focused primarily on defending product liability and legal malpractice claims. Despite practicing in the age of the “vanishing civil jury trial,” Nick has tried more than a dozen cases in state and federal court. Nick serves as the Chair of Cosgrave’s Product Liability & Medical Device Practice Group. As a product liability attorney, he primarily defends product manufacturers and resellers of a wide range of industrial and consumer ...
Lewis W. Bell was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1987. His experience spans from general product liability, general personal injury litigation, and premises litigation to commercial and franchise litigation. His cases of note include Rials v. Philip Morris, USA Inc., et al. 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12420, February 21, 2007; Rawls v. Friedman's Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21333, June 27, 2003; Everett v. Friedman's Inc., 2005 U.S. Dist LEXIS 23345, August 12, 2005; Allen v. Tyson Foods, Inc.,...
John E. Price is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Municipal, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. John E., who practices law in Augusta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Recently recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for his high-caliber work in the practice of Commercial Litigation, Ian is also listed by Kentucky Super Lawyers® in the areas of Product Liability and Business Litigation. He was also recognized in "20 People to Know in Technology" by Louisville Business First and as a Top Attorney for Privacy and Information Security by Louisville Magazine. Ian is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Privacy &am...
Francis A. Citera is Co-Chair of the firm's Products Liability & Mass Torts Litigation Group and Co-Chair of the Chicago Litigation Practice. Frank has 30 years of experience defending purported class actions, toxic tort actions, and other complex litigation in both federal and state courts. He has tried many cases, including an action by the Government to enforce a unilateral administrative order, an allocation case among potentially responsible parties, and a complex product liability, ...
“Orlando Richmond is highly recognized for his skills as a trial attorney.” (Chambers USA Editorial, 2025, where Rod is ranked for Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts and Litigation: General Commercial – Mississippi) “He’s just phenomenal in the courtroom.” “He connects well with juries.” (Chambers USA Editorial, 2023) “Richmond was described by one industry competitor as having ‘one of the best courtroom presences in the i...
Derek D. Lick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants and Real Estate Law. Derek D., who practices law in Concord, New Hampshire, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an e...
Nichole Mart Gray is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Environmental and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Nichole Mart, who practices law in New Orleans, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nichole Mart is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mr. Kastner’s practice is anchored in his belief that there is no substitute for hard work. He approaches all of his cases with that mantra in mind. Based in Tucson, Kastner is a trial attorney whose practice extends throughout Arizona and encompasses insurance defense, insurance coverage, premises liability, municipal liability, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, commercial liability and professional negligence. Kastner represents insurance carriers in first-party claims. He also ...
Deborah K. St. Lawrence Thompson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Deborah K. St. Lawrence, who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Deborah K. St. Lawrence is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Carol Browning is an accomplished trial attorney who has tried more than 35 cases to jury verdict in multiple jurisdictions. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Her practice includes drug and medical device litigation, products liability and medical malpractice defense. She also serves as counsel to physicians and hospitals. Ms. Browning serves as national or state counsel for multiple drug, medical device and product manufacturers and is involved in multi-district litig...
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