The automotive sector remains a fertile source of work for O'Melveny & Myers LLP‘s product liability offering, with the firm regularly representing major auto companies, including Kia and Ford, primarily from its West Coast offices. Los Angeles-based trial lawyer Sabrina Strong has experience in handling litigation within the automotive sector, including defending Kia in several wrongful death and personal injury claims alleging that inadequate anti-theft technologies facilitated car thefts, leading to reckless driving by thieves and auto accidents. Richard Goetz, who is also based in Los Angeles, has had significant success for clients in the auto sector in relation to consumer class actions and product liability matters, both at the pleadings stage and in trial. Washington DC-based Steve Brody co-heads the overarching product liability and mass tort group alongside Strong.
Key clients
- Kia America, Inc.
- Ford Motor Company
Work highlights
- Representing Kia America, Inc. in several wrongful death and personal injury claims in various state and federal jurisdictions alleging that inadequate anti-theft technologies facilitated car thefts.
- Represented Ford Motor Company in dozens of consumer class action cases, often involving hundreds of thousands or even millions of proposed class members, spanning many different systems and components, including class actions filed alleging defects that had been subject to prior recall decisions under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.