Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s product liability practice are true specialists in automotive cases, and has recently expanded significantly with a raft of recent hires from rival firms. The practice’s lawyers regularly serve as lead trial counsel in high-stakes bellwether cases and as national coordinating counsel in major multidistrict litigations and complex product liability cases. The firm’s recent victories include achieving a complete dismissal for Tesla in a self-driving car collision lawsuit in California, a defense verdict for Crown Equipment Corporation in an $112m forklift crash case in New York, and representing Polaris in ongoing nationwide vehicle rollover cases. The firm’s high-profile clients include major automotive companies such as Tesla, Ford, Honda, Kia, Toyota, and Volkswagen. Richmond based Sandra Ezell is a leading trial lawyer in automotive product liability, representing Tesla, Ford, and Nissan in high-profile litigation. Terri Reiskin specializes in class actions and mass torts, working out of Washington DC and frequently serving as lead counsel in MDLs, particularly in the automotive and medical device industries. Kurt Kern , a seasoned trial attorney, focuses on automotive and industrial equipment litigation for Toyota and Honda from the firm's Plano office. Rob Wise is an appellate and advanced motions specialist with extensive experience in product liability defense. Also based in Richmond, Wise often defends major manufacturers in nationwide automotive and vehicle putative class actions.