William A. Posey

Mr. Posey’s practice involves all aspects of litigation with particular emphasis in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and product liability litigation; insurance coverage; complex and multi-district litigation; and, being a pilot, aviation law, including aircraft accident litigation. He has been admitted pro hac vice to serve as lead trial counsel on behalf of clients in sophisticated litigation in more than thirty jurisdictions. He has lectured on topics relating to accident reconstruction, use of experts, trial skills and strategies, damages, insurance coverage and bad faith issues.

REPRESENTATION OF DEFENDANTS

• Representation of General Tool Co. in Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al. v. U.S. ex rel Sanders, et al., in which the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of liability under the federal False Claims Act
• National trial counsel for large industrial mobile equipment manufacturer in product liability claims
• National trial counsel for electrical component part manufacturer in fire and electrocution product liability claims
• National trial counsel for aircraft component part manufacturer
• National trial counsel for heavy equipment manufacturer of material handling equipment used in rail and boat yards
• National trial counsel for client in its significant motor vehicle litigation
• National trial counsel for tree service company in electrocution claims
• Representation of owner/operator in foreign country air crash
• Representation of railcar component part manufacturer in lead contamination clean up
• Representation of pharmaceutical company in claims of multiple deaths due to improper drug administration
• Representation of trucking company in wrongful death litigation
• Representation of aviation insurer in claims management and defense issues throughout the United States and internationally
• Representation of chemical manufacturer in litigation asserting pre-natal injuries due to mother’s exposure to chemical fumes
• Representation of air freight owner/operator in air crash
• Representation of corporate defendant in RICO litigation
• Representation of propane distributor in fire litigation

REPRESENTATION OF PLAINTIFFS

• Representation of corporate plaintiffs in product liability claims relating to defective component parts
• Representation of medical malpractice plaintiffs in claims relating to:

• improper and defective medications
• shoulder pain pumps
• failure to diagnose tumors of lung, breast, bones and spleen
• emergency treatment of myocardial infarction (heart attack)
• emergency treatment of impending brain aneurism
• surgical burns
• knee surgery
• gynecological surgery
• hand surgery
• neurological surgery
• orthopedic surgery
• gastrointestinal surgery
• improper anesthesia technique
• coronary artery disease
• child birth and delivery

• March 2009 $1.3 million verdict against Dr. Lawrence Rothstein and his employer, the Greater Cincinnati Pain Management Centers (GCPMC), including $500,000 in punitive damages against GCPMC for altering or falsifying records
• Representation of other personal injury and wrongful death claims including:

• February 2008 $2.6 million verdict against U-Haul on failure to warn claims
• automobiles
• trucks and trucking regulations
• boating
• consumer products
• industrial products
• workplace injury
• fire and explosions
• uninsured and underinsured motorists
• failure to warn
• automobile design
• equipment maintenance

Awards & Recognitions

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy Instructor (2006-present)
• Master, The Potter Stewart American Inn of Court
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Named to Ohio Super Lawyers, 2005-2012; Named one of the Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers, 2007,2012, and one of the Top 50 lawyers in Cincinnati, 2007, 2011,2012

News

• 48 Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Recognized in 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars
• Keating Muething & Klekamp Is the Top-Listed Law Firm in Ohio and in Cincinnati in a Number of Areas According to The Best Lawyers in America 2012
• Keating Muething & Klekamp only law firm ranked #1 in Cincinnati in Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Municipal Law by The Best Lawyers in America 2011
• KMK Attorney William A. Posey Wins $1.372 MM in Medical Malpractice Case Including $500,000 in Punitive Damages Against GCPMC for Altering or Falsifying Records

Speaking Engagements

• Effectively Preparing for the Use of Electronic & Demonstrative Evidence in Civil Trials, The Advocacy Series - Pretrial Practice, March 27, 2009
• Technology in Litigation, Cincinnati Bar Association, January 10, 2008
• Torts for Undergraduate Business Law Students, June 27, 2007
• The Trial of Automobile Accident Cases, The Defense Perspective, May 13, 2005
• Torts and Product Liability-A Primer for Business Executives, April 7, 2005

Publications

• "Understanding Your Rights in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death"
• "The Plaintiff and Defense Attorney's Guide to Understanding Economic Damages," [authored Chapter 2 titled The Trial Attorney's View on Choosing and Using Economists and Related Experts on Damages], June, 2007

Professional and Community Involvement

• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• Ohio Attorneys for Justice
• Ohio State Bar Association, Insurance Law Committee Member; Negligence Law Committee Member
• Cincinnati Lunken Airport, Community and Technical Advisory Group
• Cincinnati United Soccer Club, President
• Cincinnati United Soccer League, Chairman of the Board
• Ohio South Youth Soccer Association, Trustee (2009-2011)