Harold Lang, III

Harold Lang's practice focuses entirely on litigating complex civil cases in state and federal court. He represents both plaintiff and defendant in high-stakes litigation, which frequently focus on “litigation holds” and the discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”). Harold experience includes a broad range of matters, such as commercial litigation, construction litigation, catastrophic injury and negligent security.

• Obtained favorable settlement in the third week of trial for a global engineering firm where the damages claimed were in excess of $110 million, and the parties produced over 4.5 million documents. Case involved the alleged negligent design of a NFL stadium roof.
• Obtained Summary Judgment in favor of homeowners' association in wrongful death claim with $5 Million demand.
• Defended structural engineer in $43 million dispute over the adequacy of the design of a 20,000+ sq ft residence.
• Successfully defended architect in $7 million defect claim involving water storage tanks used in a central facilities plant at a state university.
• Defended soft-drink manufacturer in catastrophic injury claim related to a work-place construction accident. Following settlement, there was a successful recovery of fees and costs from the general contractor responsible for the construction site.
• Obtained favorable settlement fourth week of trial for a national student housing developer where damages claimed were in excess of $50 million.
• Represented a pool pump manufacturer in an entrapment claim where a teenager sustained irreversible brain damage. Case received national media coverage.
• Assisted in defense of multinational pharmaceutical company in claim where plaintiff alleged long-term injury due to side effects of a prescription lactation suppressant.
• Successfully defended national food distributor in a trucking accident that resulted in multiple teenage deaths.
• Won arbitration proceeding for global real estate agency in a "procuring cause" claim on a $3 million home.
• Successfully defended medical device manufacturers on claims associated with post-operative recovery devices.
• Represented security companies, landowners and property management companies in negligent security claims.
• Defended multinational transformer manufacturer in property damage claims.
• Represented numerous design professionals in cases concerning design defects.
• Defended multiple product manufacturers and distributors in toxic tort claims which resulted in terminal illnesses or death.

The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law, 2021-2025

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Super Lawyers®, Florida Rising Stars List, Personal Injury Defense: General, 2014-2016