 KENNETH L. PEDERSEN
161 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 301
Post Office Box 2349
Twin Falls, Idaho 83303-2349
208-734-2552 Telephone
208-734-2772 Facsimile | |
PRACTICE AREAS
Wrongful Death
Personal Injury
Insurance Bad Faith/Fraud
Professional Negligence
Medical Malpractice
Products Liability
Toxic, Environmental and
Pharmaceutical Torts
| Tire Defect Litigation
Highway Sign and Faulty Design
Medical Device Litigation
Automobile Accident Litigation
Trucking Accident Litigation
Stray Voltage Litigation
Slip and Fall
| | MASS TORT EXPERIENCE: | L-Tryptophan
Breast Implant
Fen-Phen
DTP
Sulzer Hip |
EXPERTISE
Mr. Pedersen graduated from law school in 1972 and joined the firm of Parsons & Smith and was later made a partner in 1973. Mr. Pedersen then joined the firm of Webb, Burton, Carlson, Pedersen & Paine where he successfully litigated several mass tort cases including Toner v. Lederle which resulted in a $1.2 million verdict in federal court in 1984 as a result of the vaccine DTP. Mr. Pedersen has since tried numerous cases in front of juries both in and outside of Idaho. In 1994 Mr. Pedersen obtained a $10 million punitive damages verdict in Walston v. Monumental Life Ins. Co. for the bad faith and fraudulent sale of insurance. He has had numerous verdicts in excess of $1 million.
Mr. Pedersen is a recognized expert in bad faith litigation and has been asked to lecture on the subject on many occasions. Mr. Pedersen has been certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association and is well known for his zealous courtroom advocacy on behalf of his clients.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Fifth Judicial District Bar Association (President 1977-78)
Idaho State Bar Association
Certified Civil Trial Attorney
Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors 1979-present; President 1982-83; ITLA Seminar Planning, 1980-81; Certification of Specialization Committee member 1995-1997)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member; Board of Governors 1986-1993; State Delegate; Member of Section on Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts (STEP)
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 1998 - present
JURY VERDICTS OF NOTE
Higham v. Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, 2007, 7.5 million, Bonneville County Idaho Toner v. Lederle, 1984, $1.2 million, Boise Federal District Court
Eby v. Newcomb, 1991, $2.3 million, Boundary County, Idaho
Walston v. Monumental Life Ins. Co., 1994, $10 million (reduced to $3.2 million), Twin Falls County, Idaho
Marston v. Republic Western Ins. Co., 1998, $1.8 million (reduced to $600,000), Ada County, Idaho
Hunter v. State of Idaho, et al., 1999, $1.8 million, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Lejardi v. Mathews, et al., 2000, $2 million, Gooding County, Idaho
Myers v. Workmen's Auto Ins. Co., 2002, $300,000, Bannock County, Idaho
Newberry v. Martens, 2004, $750,000, Twin Falls County, Idaho
APPELLATE CASES OF NOTE
Myers v. Workmen's Auto Ins. Co., 2004 WL 1636753, Idaho, July 23, 2004
Walston v. Monumental Life Ins. Co., 129 Idaho 211, 923 P.2d 456 (1996)
Fussell v. St. Clair, 120 Idaho 591, 818 P.2d 295 (1991)
Toner v. Lederle Laboratories, 112 Idaho 328, 732 P.2d 297 (1987)
Murphy v. Wood, 105, Idaho 180, 667 P.2d 859 (Ct. App. 1983)
McClure v. Nampa Highway District, 102 Idaho 197, 628 P.2d 228 (1981)
Lynch v. Cheney, 98 Idaho 238, 561 P.2d 380 (1977)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Maximizing Recovery of a Soft Tissue Injury Case (Part One), The Idaho Trial Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 2, Boise, Idaho, Sept. 1980
Chapter: Direct and Cross-Examination and Expert Witnesses, Civil Trial Practice Manual, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Publication 1988
Compensation for Childhood Vaccine Injuries, Kenneth L. Pedersen and Curtis R. Webb, Trial, Vol. 25, No. 8, Aug. 1989
Punitive Damages and Insurance Bad Faith in Idaho: An Update (Part One), Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 24, No. 4, Winter 1995
Punitive Damages and Insurance Bad Faith in Idaho: An Update (Part Two), Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1, Spring 1996
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Evaluating Damages in the Personal Injury Case: The Plaintiff Lawyer's View, Idaho Law Foundation Seminar, January 17, 1986, Boise, Idaho, and January 24, 1986, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Products Liability Workshop, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, June 5, 1992, Boise, Idaho
Bad Faith Litigation in Idaho, National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar, November 9, 1995, Boise, Idaho
Consumer Fraud in the Sale of Insurance, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, February 23, 1996, Twin Falls, Idaho
Recognizing, Preparing and Trying the Insurance Bad Faith Case in Idaho, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, October 18, 1996, Moscow, Idaho, and November 1, 1996, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Recognizing, Preparing and Trying the Insurance Bad Faith Case, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, December 6, 1996, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Medical Malpractice, Legal Assistants - Class at College of Southern Idaho, February 10, 1997
Status of Consumer Law in Idaho, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, May 9, 1997, Jackpot, Nevada
Bad, Bad Faith Insurance Law, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, September 25, 1998, McCall, Idaho
The Role of Punitive Damages in Corporate Misbehavior, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, December 2, 1998, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Marketing Fraud in the Sale of Medical Insurance, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, December 2, 2000, Kansas City, Missouri
Medical Malpractice I - From a Plaintiff's Perspective, IDALS Annual Meeting and Educational Seminar, April 27-28, 2001, Boise, Idaho
Seeking the Truth in Civil Trial Preparation and Litigation Practice, Idaho State Bar Professionalism & Ethics Section Seminar, January 18, 2002
Evidentiary Issues in Bad Faith Actions, Idaho Law Foundation Seminar, April 19, 2002, Boise, Idaho
Bad Faith: How to Recognize It and What to Do with It, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, June 21, 2002, Sun Valley, Idaho
Juror Psychology: The Litigator's Perspective, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, June 27, 2003, Post Falls, Idaho
Dynamic Opening & Closing Statements, Idaho Law Foundation Seminar, April 15, 2004, Boise, Idaho
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Brigham Young University, 1969
Juris Doctorate, University of Idaho, 1972
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
State of Idaho 10-06-1972
Idaho Supreme Court 10-06-1972
United States Federal District Court for the State of Idaho 10-06-1972
United States Supreme Court 02-22-1988 |
