Scott A. Elder
Alston Bird
PartnerAtlanta, GA
Product Liability LitigationAtlanta, GA
Recognized for
Product Liability Litigation
Representative Experience
- Counsel to a foreign automotive components manufacturer in a catastrophic injury products liability action arising from allegations of component failure following a high speed vehicle crash
- Represented a consumer products manufacturer in a high stakes wrongful death and products liability matter alleging that lithium-ion batteries caused a residential fire.
- Counsel to a leading pet health supplement manufacturer in a putative consumer class action alleging false advertising and violations of California consumer protection laws relating to joint health products.
- National counsel to a major retailer in asbestos in talc litigation involving allegations that consumer talc products were contaminated with asbestos.
- National counsel to a leading wireless service provider in litigation alleging that cell phone use causes brain cancer.
- Counsel to a leading wireless service provider in a products liability action alleging that a parental control application failed to prevent third party communications and related harm.
- Counsel to former subsidiaries of a diversified industrial company in multiple state court toxic tort actions alleging injuries from exposure to trichloroethylene.
- Counsel to a coatings manufacturer in potential personal injury and related commercial disputes arising from application of an industrial fireproofing product.
- Counsel to a major health care corporation in class actions in multiple jurisdictions alleging invasion of privacy based on the use of website analytic tools.
- Represented a leading online lending company in a data breach class action in North Carolina federal court arising out of a cyberattack.
- Counsel to a leading wireless service provider in multidistrict litigation and related mass arbitration claims arising from a cyberattack that resulted in more than 40 putative class actions.
- Counsel to a Fortune 200 health care company in multiple class actions arising from a cyberattack alleged to have compromised personal and health information.
- Counsel to automobile parts manufacturer in claims alleging the development of cancer and other health conditions following environmental exposure to TCE.
- National counsel to an international mining corporation in talc mass tort litigation in multiple jurisdictions around the country.
- Lead counsel in jury trials in Los Angeles and New Jersey involving allegations that cosmetic talcum powder was contaminated with asbestos and caused cancer.
- National counsel to one of the nation’s largest wireless phone service providers in litigation alleging adverse health effects from the use of wireless phones.
- Represented a manufacturer of over-the-counter medication in a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) inquiry related to advertising. The FTC concluded the investigation without requiring any corrective action.
- Counsel to a leading over-the-counter drug manufacturer in multiple challenges before the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau.
Education
- Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997)
- Duke University (B.A., 1994)