Kevin P. Riddles

Partner

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Kevin Riddles is a trial lawyer who defends clients in complex product liability, mass tort, regulatory, and consumer class action litigation in state and federal courts nationwide. His practice has also focused on navigating and responding to state attorney general investigations. In addition, Kevin regularly counsels clients on regulatory and litigation risk mitigation strategies to achieve key business objectives. Kevin has represented clients across multiple industries, including tobacco, consumer products, chemicals, and financial services.

Kevin has served as trial counsel in more than a dozen cases, with additional experience as part of more than 30 trial teams during his career. These matters have included high-stakes personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in difficult jurisdictions. Kevin has conducted numerous direct and cross-examinations at trial and brings his experience to all phases of litigation, helping clients achieve successful outcomes through dispositive motions practice and creative discovery strategies. Kevin has taken and defended well over 100 fact and expert depositions, and he has worked extensively with experts across many fields, including a broad range of medical disciplines, toxicology, epidemiology, economics, federal regulation, marketing and advertising, and internal business records and conduct. He also has been involved with challenges to rules promulgated by the Food & Drug Administration and other regulatory actions. He has experience with Congressional investigations and preparation for Congressional hearings as well. Kevin's representations have included R.J. Reynolds, Isomedix, Procter & Gamble, and H&R Block.

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  • Isomedix favorably resolves ethylene oxide litigationJones Day serves as lead counsel for Isomedix Operations, Inc., a commercial sterilization company, in multiple personal injury cases in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins complete defense verdict in Gallagher personal injury lawsuitFollowing three weeks of trial, a jury in state court in Woburn, Massachusetts returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Jones Day client, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
  • CEO testifies before Congressional subcommitteeJones Day prepared the CEO of a Fortune 500 company for testimony before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins jury verdict in Kloppenburg "Engle progeny" trialOn November 14, 2016, following 10 days of trial, a jury in Naples, Florida returned a complete defense verdict for Jones Day client R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a personal injury action.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins jury verdict in Gamble ''Engle progeny'' lawsuitOn March 8, 2016, following an 11-day trial and less than one hour of deliberation, a jury in Jacksonville, Florida returned a verdict in favor of Jones Day client R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in an "Engle progeny" lawsuit.
  • R.J. Reynolds wins jury verdict in Starbuck ''Engle progeny'' lawsuitOn December 16, 2014, following two weeks of trial, a jury in Jacksonville, Florida returned a verdict in favor of Jones Day client R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a personal injury action.