Advising on a broad array of litigation matters across the domestic and international stage, the team at Arnold & Porter has extensive experience in product liability, class actions, and injury suits. Recent highlights for the group include defending Airbus in a range of personal injury claims as well as challenging flight restrictions in New York federal court. In Houston, Christopher Odell handles the full spectrum of aviation litigation matters, and is particularly well-placed to manage high-profile aviation accidents. He leads the team alongside James Herschlein and Kenneth Chernof. With extensive trial litigation experience, David Weiner in Washington, DC, is highly regarded for his work in class and mass action litigation. For dispositive motions and appeals, Houston-based Amanda Thomsonis a key contact. Rounding out the team in Silicon Valley, Katie Scott is experienced in a range of antitrust and patent issues within the space.
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Work highlights
Achieved major defensive wins for Airbus in toxic-fume and product-liability litigation nationwide, successfully removing and dismissing multimillion-dollar cases, securing voluntary withdrawals, and advancing summary-judgment strategies
Secured a full defense win for Airbus in the Halifax Air Canada A320 crash litigation, prevailing on key discovery, sustaining the ruling on appeal, and settling all claims after ten years with no payment by Airbus.
Representing Daher Aerospace in a commercial dispute in the Southern District of New York involving claims totaling several hundred million dollars.
Practice head
Christopher Odell; James Herschlein; Kenneth Chernof
Other key lawyers
David Weiner; Amanda Thomson; Katie Scott