Sebold, Edward J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ed Sebold's experience in complex commercial and product liability litigation spans pharmaceuticals and medical devices, consumer class actions, bankruptcy, trade secrets, corporate governance, banking practices, post-closing disputes, and breach of contracts. Ed has served as trial counsel in numerous jury and bench trials throughout the United States and in international and domestic arbitration proceedings. Ed has sharpened his courtroom skills in fast-paced injunction and bankruptcy proceedings.

Ed has played a significant role in the Firm's engagements as national coordinating counsel for Firestone Corporation in its tire recall class actions; national counsel for Wyeth in its antidepressant litigation; international counsel for medical device maker, Mentor Corporation; nationwide class action counsel for AcroMed Corporation; and class action counsel for cable provider Tele-Communications in nationwide cases challenging its billing practices. Ed recently led a trial team that achieved a complete defense jury verdict for Mentor, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, in an Oakland, California state court action challenging one of the company's products.

Ed is actively involved in Firm and community affairs including serving as the pro bono and training coordinator in the Houston Office. He sat on the board of directors of the adult literacy organization Project: LEARN from 1997 to 2003. Ed led a team that won for a death row inmate a new trial based on the withholding of exculpatory evidence. In 2008, Jones Day was awarded The Beacon of Justice Award by the National Legal Aid & Defender Association for its work on death penalty cases.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• Business Restructuring & Reorganization
• Labor & Employment
• Class Action Litigation
• Noncompetition, Confidentiality, Trade Secret & Employee Raiding
• Single & Multiple Plaintiff Employment Litigation
• Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Other Health Care Product Liability Litigati

Representative Cases

• AcroMed Corporation defends against thousands of orthopedic bone screw product liability cases
• AT&T Broadband achieves nationwide settlement of class actions claiming that cable service late fees violated consumer fraud statutes
• Bridgestone/Firestone defends against ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness tire product liability class actions , (2009)
• Cummins Engine Company prevails in arbitration over fraud and lost profits claims , (2009)
• Dana Corporation reaches groundbreaking labor settlement , (2009)
• Federal court bars reprosecution of former Ohio death row inmate , (2009)
• Federated Department Stores defends against class actions and government investigations of compliance with bankruptcy law governing reaffirmation agreements
• Federated Department Stores obtains dismissal of shareholder derivative action
• Firm donates 261 hours to counsel Hurricane Katrina evacuees , (2006)
• First Communications obtains permanent injunction enforcing former employee's noncompetition agreement , (2009)
• GM defense verdict of termination-related claims brought by automobile dealer affirmed by 11th Circuit
• Hancor enforces forum selection clause requiring international distributor to litigate in Ohio
• Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program offers free counsel to indigent Houston clients , (2009)
• International Steel Group purchases assets of Weirton Steel and Georgetown Steel in their respective chapter 11 cases
• Lars Aviation prevails in jury trail involving breach of contract in jet aircraft sale , (2009)
• LTV and Copperweld, leading integrated U.S. producers of steel, file for chapter 11 , (2009)
• Medical device company defends DOJ investigation , (2009)
• Mentor obtains summary judgment in Missouri court against $9 million claim for injuries from silicone breast implants
• Mentor wins complete defense verdict after trial in case alleging injuries caused by ObTape , (2009)
• Mentor wins defense verdict in product liability action alleging defective implantable medical device
• Mentor wins dismissal of all claims brought by physician
• Mentor wins dismissal of class action seeking medical monitoring
• Mentor's summary judgment win against claims of harm to surgeon's medical practice is affirmed on appeal
• Mentor's summary judgment win against Gebhardt's claims of defective implantable medical device is affirmed on appeal
• National City Bank wins dismissal of action alleging multimillion dollar investment scheme
• OfficeMax successfully resolves litigation involving redemption of $20 million of preferred stock
• Oglebay Norton seeks chapter 11 reorganization , (2009)
• PolyOne prevails in AAA arbitration seeking rescission and dissolution of $150 million joint venture
• Stewart & Stevenson arbitrates matter with natural gas processor , (2009)
• U.S. Supreme Court affirms parole challenges brought under federal civil rights law , (2009)
• Wyeth obtains 5th Circuit affirmance of summary judgment entry in products liability action related to prescription antidepressant
• Zimmer successfully resolves multi-jurisdictional litigation arising from acquisition of competitive distributors , (2009)
• Zimmer wins injunction requiring Haemonetics to continue supplying critical blood transfusion product

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Collective Bargaining, Complex Litigation, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, International Trade Litigation, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Litigation & Appeals, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Military & Veterans Appeals, Motor Vehicle Defects, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Tobacco, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• Illinois
• Ohio
• Texas

Education

• John Carroll University
• U of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Published Works

• Physicians Suit Against Pharmaceutical And Medical Devise Manufacturers: Friend Turned Foe?, Mealey's Emerging Drugs & Devices, 2002
• Lohr, Three Years Later, Mealey's Emerging Drugs & Devices, 1999

Address

717 Texas
Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77002-2712

Phones

1.832.239.3715 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.832.239.3600 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com