Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Diane Flannery has tried complex products liability cases in federal and state courts, including high-profile cases that have been identified by The National Law Journal as some of the most significant cases tried in recent years. She also has been involved in a wide variety of class action litigation for a diverse group of clients, including credit reporting agencies, tobacco companies, and food manufacturers. In addition, she has extensive experience coordinating and managing large-scale defense efforts where there are hundreds of cases pending in different jurisdictions.

Currently, Diane is a member of the Jones Day team that serves as national coordinating counsel and trial counsel in the lead paint products liability litigation and public nuisance cases. She is also responsible for developing and coordinating the national punitive damages defense strategy for several Fortune 500 clients of the Firm. Diane also has significant experience advising clients on product recalls, both domestically and internationally, and responding to investigations by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

Recently, Diane spent a year working in Jones Day's Paris Office where she helped American clients navigate the French legal system and European clients understand American litigation and discovery issues.

Diane is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one half of one percent of American lawyers who are selected upon "effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation." She is also a member of the State Bar of Georgia's Product Liability Section and the Defense Research Institute's Product Liability Division. She is admitted in the state and appellate courts of Georgia, the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia and the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She also has been admitted pro hac vice in numerous courts throughout the country.

Diane is also active in the Atlanta community and has served on a variety of boards, including the Board of Trustees for the Georgia Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Board of Trustees for the Junior League of Atlanta. In addition, Diane was selected and completed the Georgia 100 Leadership Program and the Leadership Atlanta Program.

Areas of Practice

• Product Liability & Tort Litigation
• Product Response Team

Representative Cases

• Alain Gambra et al. v. Int'l Lease Finance Corp., et al., Case No. CV 04-10129 CAS (C.D. Ca.)
• Connor v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
• Engle, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., (Cir. Court, 11th Jud. Dist., Fla.)
• Karbiwynk v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
• Schiller, et al. v. Flowers Foods, Inc.
• State of Rhode Island v. Lead Industries Association, et al.
• Defense involving Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Equal Pay Act Jury Trial
• Litigation and regulatory matters
• Tennessee Beryllium Exposure Cases

West Practice Categories

Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, Tobacco

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• U of Virginia- C'ville (Main)

Address

1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

Phones

1.404.581.8579 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.404.581.8330 (Business Fax)

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Websites

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