Mr. Michael James Wiggins
Experience:
37 years
Mr. Michael James Wiggins | Partner/Shareholder
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About Michael
Michael Wiggins is a founding member of SMITH TOOLE & WIGGINS, PL. Mr. Wiggins' current practice is devoted entirely to litigation and trial of catastrophic cases. He defends cases for the medical device, consumer products, industrial equipment and entertainment industries. His clients include Medtronic, Crown Equipment Corporation, Federal Express, Disney, and Black & Decker. He has defended cases for his clients in 18 states and federal jurisdictions around the country.
Mr. Wiggins is a frequent lecturer and presenter at legal seminars and law functions. He is frequently retained as lead counsel in substantial litigation around the country, and he has extensive experience managing local counsel in national and regional litigation. In 2003, Mr. Wiggins was selected to be on the faculty of the 2004
Mr. Wiggins received his B.A. in advertising and public relations from the
Representative Cases/Experience
* Obtained a defense verdict for an industrial equipment manufacturer in a jurisdiction well known as very unfavorable to corporate defendants.
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* Served as
* Obtained a defense verdict for theme park client sued by a Methodist minister who alleged his wife died as a result of injury suffered in the park.
* Successfully defended an automotive manufacturer in a rollover accident in which the female passenger was fatally injured while traveling to her honeymoon destination on her wedding night.
* Successfully defended a pharmaceutical company in a wrongful death case in which the decedent was using a drug off-label but perscribed to her by her physician.
* R eceived a defense verdict for an industrial equipment manufacturer in a case in which a design defect was alleged to have caused a warehouse employee to be impaled against a wall by the product.
In 1999, he was named by Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood to the City of
He is a member of the Product Liability Committees of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).
Admission
Alabama
1990
Florida
1989
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Education
University of Alabama School of Law
J.D.
Mcdonald Toole Wiggins, P.A. Highlights
Personal Injury, Products Liability, Household Mold, Contract, Business & Trade, Trade Associations, Insurance, Life & Health, Family Law, Employee Rights
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