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Mark Coulson is a trial lawyer who defends manufacturers nationally, regionally and locally in products liability matters, including fire cases and recreational product cases. Mr. Coulson manages nationally the defense of cases involving a variety of household products, including coffeemakers, toaster ovens, toasters and other appliances for a major manufacturer. He has been a consultant to manufacturers in the area of document and electronic data retention and spoliation issues. Mr. Coulson also defends health care and commercial clients in a variety of cases including professional malpractice (concentrating on alleged birth injuries), credentialing disputes, third-party payor disputes, class actions and contract disputes. Mr. Coulson has taken more than 20 complex jury trials to verdict. He also recently was the co-author of briefs in two successful Daubert challenges in wrongful death cases pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Booth v. Black & Decker, Inc., 166 F. Supp. 2d 215 [E.D. Pa. 2001]) and the United States District Court for the Western District of Ohio (Knotts v. Black & Decker, Inc., 204 F. Supp. 2d 1029 [W.D. Ohio 2002]) resulting in summary judgment in favor of Black & Decker. Mr. Coulson is a frequent author and lecturer in the areas of document retention and products liability.Practice Areas:Commercial & Business Litigation Products Liability Class Actions Fire & Electrical Injury Litigation Medical Malpractice, Medical Products & Health Care Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:Maryland United States District Court for the District of Columbia Education:Duke University School of Law, J.D. 1991, Order of the Coif.La Salle University, B.A. 1985, Magna Cum Laude. Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements:American Inns of Court Foundation: Master, J. Dudley Digges Inn of Court Baltimore Magazine: Listed as a "Maryland Super Lawyer" (2008) Defense Research Institute: Products Liability Committee International Association of Defense Counsel: Advocacy, Practice & Procedure Committee; Products Liability Committee National Law Journal Major Defense Wins of 1995 Publications:"Electronic Discovery: A Legal Landscape in Need of Reshaping," Defense Research Institute, Industrywide Liability News (2003). "Has the Pendulum Swung Back on Spoliation Claims?" IADC Newsletter (February 2004). "How to Stop Your Collection Actions From Becoming Class Actions Against You," Maryland State Medical Society, MedChi Physician (September 2003). "Impact of Extending Employer Immunity," Maryland Bar Journal (November/December 2005). "Malpractice Reform: We Don't Have to Wait For Annapolis To Stop The Bleeding," Maryland Medical Group Management Associates (January/February 2004)."The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Discovery Shuffle," Defense Research Institute, In-House Defense Quarterly (Winter 2007). (January 12, 2007). "Using Daubert to Challenge Expert Testimony in Indeterminate Defect/General Malfunction Cases," International Association of Defense Counsel, Product Liability Committee Newsletter (June 2001). "Where's the Hard Evidence? Countering Circumstantial Evidence of Defect," Defense Research Institute, For the Defense (April 2002). "While You Were Out: Proposed E-Discovery Amendments to Federal Rules Are a Welcome Wake-Up Call for the Defense Bar," IADC Advocacy, Practice and Procedure Newsletter (November 2004)."Who’s Zoomin’ Who?" Maryland Bar Journal (March/April 2004). U.S. Supreme Court Re-Defines the Personal Injury Playing Field In Negotiating Medical Assistance Liens,Maryland Bar Journal (January/February 2007).Speaking Engagements:"A View from the Dark Side: What the Defense Thinks," Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, Baltimore, Maryland (January 1998). "Changing Our Approach to Future Care Costs in Birth Injury Cases," Governor's Task Force on Medical Malpractice and Health Care Access (October 2004). "Document Retention: I Know They Want to Hang Me But Do I Have to Bring the Rope?" Defense Research Institute, Los Angeles, California (February 2002)."E-Discovery: Getting Beyond the Fear," Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting (October 2004)."Electronic Discovery: Fifteen Minutes to Fluency" Maryland State Bar Association Litigation Section (March 2005). "Getting Sued: What’s Fact, What’s Fiction" J. Lawrence Kernan Hospital Medical Staff (April 2005). "How to Settle for Value," Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, Baltimore, Maryland (October 1998). "Implementing a Document Retention Strategy Without Risking Jail Time or Discovery Sanctions," National Association of Manufacturers, New Orleans, Louisiana (June 2003). "Legal Aspects of Obstetrical Practice," Mission-St. Joseph's Medical Center, Asheville, North Carolina (August 2001)."Legal Issues for Neonatologists," City-Wide Neonatology Conference, Baltimore, Maryland (March 1997). "Medical Malpractice Case Studies," University of Maryland Hospital Medical Staff (March 2006). "Medical Malpractice in Maryland," National Business Institute, Baltimore, Maryland (February 1999). "Medical-Legal Aspects of Obstetrics," Penn State Health System, Hershey, Pennsylvania (December 1998)."Mock Arson Trial (David A. Boynton, C.J., presiding)" Montgomery Community College Advanced Fire and Explosion Investigation Course, Rockville, Maryland (May 2006)."Mock Deposition: What You Need To Know," University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland (November 1999). "Mock Malpractice Trial," University of Maryland Medical System Medical Staff (June 2006)."Obstetrical Malpractice: Fact and Fiction," Grand Rounds, Mountain Area Health Education Center, (October 2006). "Personal Injury Settlements in Maryland," National Business Institute, Baltimore, Maryland (April 2003). "Spoliation of Electronic Evidence: A User's Guide," Defense Research Institute, Washington, D.C. (April 2003)."Using Plaintiff's Spoliation as a Sword and a Shield," National Association of Manufacturers, New Orleans, Louisiana (June 2003). Grand Rounds: "Getting Sued: What’s Fact; What’s Fiction?" University of Maryland Hospital Medical Staff (March 2005). Grand Rounds: "Litigation Reality Check" University of Maryland Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (December 2004). |
