Blaine Edwards practices in the areas of energy litigation, complex commercial litigation, toxic torts, and products liability litigation. He also has extensive experience handling nationwide class action cases.
Representative Cases:
National counsel for class action litigation for a major client
Handled numerous toxic tort cases originating from various chemical plants, refineries, Superfund sites, waste dumps, barges, underground storage tanks, and waste water treatment facilities
Extensive experience in plant operations, manufacturing and work processes, industrial hygiene, and plant design for refineries, chemical plants, chemical loading facilities, and barges
Managed breast implant defense team. Handled numerous breast implant cases and have extensive experience in developing theories of alternate causation. Extensive experience in medical and scientific issues
Texas regional counsel for a Fortune 25 retail company. Involved in the defense and trial of serious personal injury and death cases involving numerous products including tractors, lawn mowers, and other powered machinery
Worked on numerous pharmaceutical and toxic tort cases. Involved in trial and expert witness development teams for recent pharmaceutical and toxic tort trials in various states
Handled and tried death and personal injury cases involving carbon monoxide asphyxiation, brain cancer, stomach cancer, malignant melanoma, Hodgkin's disease, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (T-cell lymphocytosis), thrombocytopenia, polycythemia, and aplastic anemia
Chemicals Commercial Litigation Consumer Products Energy Litigation Environmental Mass Tort / Toxic Tort Medical Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and Biotech Products Liability Litigation
Texas, 1990 U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court Western District of Texas U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas,
1990 J.D. Honors: magna cum laude
Law Journal:
St. Mary's Law Journal, Articles EditorTexas A & M University,
1984 B.B.A. Major: Accounting and Finance
"LUST-Deep in the Heart of Texas: Federal EPA Regulations Affecting Underground Storage Tanks - The Texas Statutory and Regulatory Counterparts,", 21 St. Mary's L.J. 401, 1989
Co-Author, Government Institutes,, Texas Environmental Law Handbook, 2nd Ed., 1990
"The Attorney-Client Privilege, Work Product Privilege and Sale of Corporate Assets,", Corporate Counsel Review, Volume XI, 1992
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
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