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Mr. Rose has been the Chair of the Firm’s Litigation Section since 2000 and a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee since 2003. He maintains an "AV" rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics. He has also been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah's "Legal Elite" in the categories of Insurance and Civil Litigation (as published in Utah Business Magazine).
Products Liability Litigation
Mr. Rose has extensive experience as counsel for numerous worldwide and national pharmaceutical and medical device companies and other product manufacturers. He is currently counsel to a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the many Utah lawsuits involving one of the most successful new drugs in history. He has represented manufacturers in cases involving breast implants, Cox-2 inhibitors, Fen-Phen, ephedra, latex gloves, anti-depressants, HRT, hip, shoulder and knee implants, spinal cord stimulators, blood products, asbestos, personal protective equipment, and numerous other medical devices and other products.
Transportation Litigation
Mr. Rose is a member of the Trucking Industry Defense Association and Transportation Lawyers Association and represents several national clients in trucking accident cases.
Tort and Insurance Defense Litigation
Mr. Rose is the past President of the Utah Defense Lawyers Association and defends personal injury cases on behalf of insurance companies and other corporate clients, including PacifiCorp and Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation. He also has extensive experience representing insurance clients in coverage and bad faith cases and has authored publications and made presentations to other lawyers on coverage and bad faith law.
EDUCATION
J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., 1987
Member, BYU LAW REVIEW
cum laude
Whitman College, B.A., Economics, 1984
Dean's List
PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation
Personal Injury and Insurance Litigation
Products Liability Litigation
Transportation Law
Winter Sports Practice Group
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Idaho
United States District Court, District of Utah
Idaho Supreme Court
Utah Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Utah Bar Association
Idaho Bar Association
President, Utah Defense Lawyers Association
Transportation Lawyers Association
Trucking Industry Defense Association
Defense Research Institute
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Presentation, Insurance Law Update, Lorman Education Services, Salt Lake City, Utah, May, 1994, 1995 and 1996
Author, Bad Faith Claims, 1994
Co-author, Liability Insurance Coverage Issues, 1994
Co-author of Commentary, Jury Instructions for Civil and Criminal RICO Cases with Commentary, Brigham Young Law Review
Co-author, Product Liability Desk Reference, Utah Chapter, Aspen Publishers
Co-author, Tort Law Desk Reference, Utah Chapter, Aspen Publishers | 