Jones, James M.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Jim Jones represents clients in complex commercial, class action, and multijurisdictional litigation. He has prosecuted and defended these actions in state and federal trial and appellate courts around the country and before arbitration panels. These actions have included breach of contract, business tort, accountants' liability, environmental, product liability, fraud, consumer fraud, and like claims. In these proceedings, Jim has represented energy companies, chemical companies, financial institutions, telecommunications companies, medical device manufacturers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Jim's recent commercial litigation docket involves matters for electrical power suppliers and steel manufacturers like EME Homer City Generation, L.P. and United States Steel Corp. and their rights and obligations under coal supply agreements. His current product liability work includes the defense of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in its antidepressant litigation. Jim's jury trial experience includes both commercial and product liability cases.

Jim serves as administrative partner of the Pittsburgh Office. He is a member of the board of directors of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. Jim is a Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation, having practiced with the Firm's Columbus Office for 11 years. Jim has been honored by the Legal Services Corporation, which named him the "Nation's Urban Pro Bono Publico Attorney of the Year" for his work with the homeless, and the Columbus Bar Association conferred upon him its Community Service Award.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Product Liability & Tort 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
• AHERF creditors' committee pursues claims against certain officers and trustees of health care system
• 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)
• Eckerd defends against putative class action alleging consumer fraud regarding payment processing
• GM defense verdict of termination-related claims brought by automobile dealer affirmed by 11th Circuit
• Midwest Generation and EME Homer City Generation pursue and defend various commercial claims
• Midwest Generation pares down Clean Air Act claim in DOJ suit
• National City Bank of Pennsylvania wins dismissal of putative class action alleging consumer fraud in investment and trust account fees
• Wyeth wins summary judgment in product liability case involving Effexor

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Bankruptcy Litigation, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, International Trade Litigation, 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, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Ohio
• Pennsylvania

Education

• Miami University - Ohio
• Ohio State University

Published Works

• Recent Challenges to ‘No Injury’ (and Less Novel) Consumer Protection Class Actions, coauthor, HarrisMartin's Columns: Drugs & Supplements, 2003
• Dietary Supplement Labeling: How Do You Say 'It's Good for You'? HarrisMartin's Columns: Drugs & Supplements, 2002
• Some Preventive Measures for Drug and Device Manufacturers, Preventive Law Reporter, 1999

Address

500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2514

Phones

1.412.394.7230 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.412.394.7959 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com