Practice
Over the past three decades, Carroll & Weiss lawyers have represented some of the most recognized names in American business. For many of these companies, our work was not a single case, but instead a long representation with significant responsibilities. As “go to” lawyers, we have worked in a variety of substantive legal areas and have served our clients in numerous national trial counsel and national coordinating counsel roles. Our litigation and trial expertise is broad and deep:
Areas in which We Specialize
- Product Liability, Personal Injury, and Negligence Law
- Trials and Appeals
- Environmental Torts
- Regulatory Practice before both CPSC and NHTSA
- Commercial Litigation
- Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine Advice
- Privacy Litigation
Significant Roles and Responsibilities
- National trial counsel for an American manufacturer of consumer products named in product liability death and brain injury cases. (2010-present)
- National trial and coordinating counsel for one of the largest makers and distributors of medical devices in the U.S. (2003-present)
- National counsel for two trade organizations involved in wrongful death lawsuits and regulatory proceedings before the CPSC. (2002-present)
- National counsel for an organization involved in class, mass and individual actions alleging they were involved in a conspiracy regarding allegedly cancer-causing products. (2001-present)
- National trial team for pharmaceutical company in product liability cases involving its premier medication. (2009-2011)
- National asbestos trial counsel for Fortune 500 healthcare products manufacturer. (2009-2011)
- Trial counsel for Fortune 100 manufacturer in case with significant damages centering on allegations of discovery fraud. (2007-2011)
- National coordinating counsel for a Fortune 100 company defending against asbestos cases. (2004-2010)
- National coordinating counsel for a Fortune 25 company defending hundreds of marine and railroad involving alleged exposure to carcinogenic products. (2005-2009)
- National coordinating counsel for two Fortune 50 companies defending tens of thousands of environmental torts. (2004-2009)
- National trial and coordinating counsel for a large American manufacturer defending dozens of wrongful death cases regarding an allegedly defective part. Tried a number of cases for client. (1995-2001)
- Georgia trial counsel for a large energy company involved in personal injury and commercial cases. Tried cases for client. (1996-2000)
Partial List of Clients
- 3M
- American National Standards Institute
- Baxter Healthcare
- Black & Decker
- Bridgestone Firestone
- CVS Caremark
- Ford
- General Motors
- Georgia-Pacific
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Hunter Douglas
- Isuzu
- Newell Rubbermaid
- Olympus
- Purdue Pharma
- RJ Reynolds
- Springs Window Fashions
- Toyota
- Window Covering Manufacturers Association
- Window Covering Safety Council