Kenneth L. Pedersen

   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 is well known for his zealous courtroom advocacy on behalf of his clients.

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