Michael L. Kidney
Partner
Washington, D.C.
Michael Kidney has more than 20 years of experience winning lawsuits — and doing it efficiently. Clients often turn to Michael when they are facing high-stakes consumer class actions, product liability claims, and complex commercial litigation.
As a result of filing early dispositive motions, Michael has won the outright dismissal of dozens of lawsuits — at the very outset of the case. These dismissals have resulted in opinions that have been widely cited. For example, Michael secured the dismissal, with prejudice, of a group of defendants from an MDL proceeding involving a consolidated nationwide class action filed in a plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction and involving over-the-counter pharmaceutical products.
In other cases, Michael has been able to resolve the case early by narrowing the issues in discovery, developing facts that lead to an early resolution, and employing alternative dispute resolution strategies. Michael firmly believes that there are many ways to resolve a case other than by engaging in protracted and expensive discovery.
Michael's consumer class action and product liability practice involves a variety of products, with a particular focus on motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics, food products, and a wide range of other types of consumer products.
Michael has more than two decades of experience defending lawsuits targeting the automotive industry. He has represented automotive defendants in multiple MDL class actions. Michael is a member of the firm's global automotive industry sector's core team.
Michael is also involved in counseling various clients on strategies to reduce the risk of consumer claims and other disputes that may result in litigation. He has counseled clients on strategies to reduce the risk of liability in light of various statutes, including the Biomaterials Access Assurance Act. Michael also has significant experience counseling clients on clinical trial issues.
Michael's complex civil litigation practice has included such diverse matters as disputes involving software development agreements, environmental litigation, directors' and officers' liability, and litigation involving the interpretation and enforcement of indemnification agreements.
"Highly recommended."
"Highly recommended."
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