Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

John Edwards has experience in complex civil litigation of all types, including class actions, product liability, corporate takeovers, securities fraud, corporate governance, and constitutional litigation. He has defended single party and class actions involving claims concerning a wide range of products, including product liability, unfair competition, consumer fraud, and public nuisance. John oversees the litigation practice in the Silicon Valley Office, and his practice also focuses on litigation involving securities, corporate governance, and acquisitions and on counseling clients with respect to those matters. He has defended numerous class actions under the federal securities laws and derivative actions claiming violations of state law, and he has conducted internal investigations pertaining to such matters.

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• Securities and Shareholder Litigation & SEC Enforcement
• Securities Fraud Class Actions
• Trial Practice
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency Litigation
• Class Action Litigation
• Commercial Disputes
• Business Restructuring & Reorganization
• Distressed Company Litigation
• Product Response Team

Representative Cases

• Aldina v. Penton Media, Inc. - U.S.D.C. S.D.N.Y.
• ARSAM v. Salomon Brothers Inc, et al., No. 89-CV-593 - N.D. Ohio
• Cardiff Acquisitions, Inc. v. Hatch, 751 F.2d 906, 8th Cir. 1984
• County of Santa Clara v. Atlantic Richfield Corp., et al., Santa Clara County, CA Superior Court
• Danaher Corp. v. Acme-Cleveland Corp., No. C2-96-0247 - S.D. Ohio
• Drage v. Ameritrust Corp., 550 N.E.2d 948, 49 Ohio St. 3d 601, Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1990
• Exxon Chemical Patents Inc. v. Lubrizol Corp., 77 F.3d 450 - Fed. Cir. 1996
• Feinstein v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., 535 F. Supp. 545, S.D.N.Y. 1982
• Fleet Aerospace Corp. v. Holderman, 637 F. Supp. 742,S.D. Ohio, aff'd, 796 F.2d 135,6th Cir. 1986, vacated and remanded, 107 S. Ct. 1949,1987, remanded,_ F.2d _, Nos. 86-3533/3536,6th Cir., prior orders withdrawn and dismissed, No.C-2-86-556
• Gaia, et al. v. Hawkins, U.S.D.C. N.D.Cal.
• Gillig v. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., 67 F.23d 586, 6th Cir. 1995
• Halye v. Lamson & Sessions Co., 752 F. Supp. 822-N.D. Ohio 1990, aff'd, 948 F.2d 1037 (6th Cir. 1991) Sinay v. Lamson & Sessions Co., 752 F. Supp. 828-N.D. Ohio 1990, aff'd, 948 F.2d 1037 (6th Cir. 1991)
• Hanna Mining Co. v. Norcen Energy Resources Ltd., 574 F. Supp. 1172, N.D. Ohio 1982
• In re Edelbrock Corporation, U.S.D.C. C.D.Cal.
• In re Loewen Group Inc. Securities Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1100 - E.D. Pa.
• In re Nextel Communications Securities Litigation, No. 94-4213 - MTB, D.N.J.
• In re Nextel Partners, Bankruptcy D. Del
• J.E. and Z.B. Butler Foundation v. American Greetings Corp., No. 1-95-CV-2411 - N.D. Ohio
• Kallus, et al. v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 145903 and 145978, Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1984
• Laidlaw, Inc., U.S. B. Ct., W. D. N.Y., Case No. 01-14009 through 14104
• Leib v. Unocal Corporation, et al., and consolidated / related actions
• Lindblom, et al. v. Mtel, et al., U.S.D.C. Miss.
• Newell Corp. v. Moore, Civil Action No. 88-247
• Radol v. Thomas, 772 F.2d 244, cert. denied, 477 U.S. 903 (1986), aff'ming 556 F. Supp. 586
• Schmidt v. Bridgestone - Firestone LLP, San Mateo County, CA Superior Court
• Smeyres v. General Motor Corp., 820 F.2d 782, 6th Cir. 1987
• Starkman v. Marathon Oil Co., 772 F.2d 231 - 6th Cir. 1985, cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1015 - 1986, reh. denied, 108 S. Ct. 1979 - 1988
• The Loewen Group Inc. v. Service Corporation International, Inc.
• Tolwin v. Hall, Sacramento County, CA Superior Court
• Tri-County Distributing Co., Inc. v. Canandaigua Wine Company, 68 Ohio St. 3d 123, 1993
• United Dominion Industries, Ltd. v. Commercial Intertech Corp., No. C2-96-0672 - S.D. Ohio
• Veere, Inc. v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 685 F. Supp. 1027, N.D. Ohio 1988
• Adversary proceedings in bankruptcy
• Defense of multiple actions
• Flight Incident
• Foreign Distribution
• In Laidlaw Inc., U.S.D.C. D.S.C.
• In re Gliatech Securities Litigation, U.S.D.C. N.D. Ohio
• In re Morrison Knudsen Corporation Securities Litigation
• Multidistrict litigation
• Park View Federal Savings Bank, Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
• Representation of Special Committee

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Capital Markets, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Commodities, Complex Litigation, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Dissolution, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Foreign Investment, Franchising, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Motor Vehicle Defects, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, Private Placements, Products Liability Law, Public Offerings, Recreational Products, Secured Transactions, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Securities Law, Securities Regulation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Tobacco, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Warranties

Bar Admissions

• California
• Ohio

Education

• Duke University

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