ABOUT

David Stone is a partner in the Dallas office of Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P. He has served as trial counsel for major manufacturers in many states including Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi. His product liability litigation practice is focused on automotive products and pharmaceutical products. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict including product liability cases, commercial cases, employment disputes, insurance disputes and personal injury matters. He grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and has ties with many courts in North and East Texas.

CASE EXPERIENCE

• Mr. Stone has successfully obtained defense verdicts on behalf of both foreign and domestic auto manufacturers in product liability cases tried in Texas and other states.
  
• Successfully obtained directed verdict in favor of a pharmaceutical distributor in diet drug litigation in 2004.
• Obtained summary judgment that was upheld on appeal in favor of a foreign auto manufacturer in a class action in which plaintiffs claimed allegedly defective seat belts had diminished the value of their vehicles in 2005.
• Served as state wide liaison counsel on behalf of a class of defendants in the diet drug litigation.
• Served as state wide liaison counsel on behalf of managed health care defendants in pharmaceutical product litigation involving a cholesterol reducing drug.
• Served as state wide liaison counsel on behalf of a class of defendants in the PPA pharmaceutical product litigation.
  

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Defense Research Institute, Committee Member
Texas Bar Association

NOTEWORTHY

Mr. Stone enjoys golf, woodworking and coaching youth baseball.