Michael L. Kidney

Secured a very favorable MDL class action settlement for an automotive OEM targeted with more than 54 class actions.

Won dismissal of defendants from consolidated nationwide class action involving over-the-counter pharmaceutical products.

Won the outright dismissal, at the motion to dismiss stage, of nearly a dozen class actions targeting automotive OEMs.

Secured an important ruling that a California state consumer protection statute did not apply to a foreign parent corporation.

Secured an unprecedented 50 percent reduction in lodestar in connection with a favorable settlement in an automotive MDL.

Secured a favorable settlement in an automotive class action involving remedy limited to class members residing in certain states.

Serves as national product liability counsel for a major biologics company.

Serves as national product liability counsel to one of the largest providers of allografts in the country.

Served as national product liability counsel for a major pharmaceutical company faced with numerous lawsuits.

Served as national coordinating counsel to a major automotive manufacturer for all preemption issues.

One of several firm lawyers who served for many years as national coordinating counsel to a major automotive manufacture for product liability claims.

Served as a member of the national trial team for an automotive manufacturer that handled all trials and binding arbitrations involving air bags.

Represented a manufacturer of silicone gel breast implants as regional defense counsel.