Leona C. McFadden

Leona has over 30 years of experience defending Fortune 500 companies in the area of industrial and consumer product liability. She has defended several automobile manufacturers in complex product liability matters involving general crashworthiness as well as technical systems, including seat sensors, seat strength, occupant classification systems, child restraint systems, airbags, fuel systems, vehicle stability (rollover), and structure. Leona also defends automotive financial services matters involving consumer fraud and unfair business practices.

Leona serves as national discovery counsel for a motor vehicle manufacturer in cases pending in state and federal courts in Alabama, California, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas and Pennsylvania. In that role, she coordinates the identification and production of appropriate technical materials for the manufacturer and its suppliers and develops cohesive responses to discovery and deposition notices. She works with local counsel to provide defense support in technical aspects of litigation, including settlement and trial strategy and actively participates, including taking the lead on resolving discovery disputes, with local plaintiffs’ attorneys. Leona also prepares designated corporate engineers on highly technical materials, in Asia, including corporate design choices, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis, internal design standards, manufacturing processes and manufacturer and supplier testing. Leona also defends these witnesses at depositions.

Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
United States Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Districts of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York