J. Carter Thompson

National product liability counsel for major health care manufacturer and asbestos defendants.

National counsel for defendants in Phenergan®/promethazine HCI injection litigation; obtained numerous summary judgments and dismissals. 

Served as lead counsel for a defendant in talcum powder litigation.

Served as lead counsel for the distributor of anesthesia medication in more than 250 cases involving more than 4,000 plaintiffs in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Served as trial counsel for a homeopathic drug manufacturer in a California putative class action alleging false drug labeling.

Represented an over-the-counter product manufacturer in a consumer protection action brought by the Mississippi Attorney General alleging the company engaged in false and deceptive labeling.

Represented the manufacturer of opioids in an action brought by the Mississippi Attorney General alleging over-promotion.

Served as lead counsel for defendants in Mississippi Average Wholesale Price (AWP) Litigation.

Represented the manufacturer of a component part of commercial refrigeration unit in product liability suits. Excluded plaintiff's expert and received summary judgment on eight of ten claims in Georgia case. Obtained unanimous jury verdict at trial on remaining claims. The case was the Featured Verdict in the February 2014 issue of Verdict Search Georgia.

Provided a successful defense in nurse and pharmacy malpractice cases.

Obtained a jury verdict in favor of the manufacturer of an industrial forklift in a catastrophic injury case.

Represented a fire extinguisher and fire systems service company involving a fire that occurred in a manufacturing facility located in Newport, Tennessee. Plaintiffs asserted allegations of negligence, breach of contract, breach of warranty and other cases of action. The damages alleged by plaintiffs were in excess of $31.5 million.