As regional counsel for several international corporations, Larry Ottaway has defended and tried product liability cases in California, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Texas, Arkansas, New York, Nevada, Wyoming, and his home state of Oklahoma.
Ottaway’s practice involves the defense of medical and legal professional liability cases, including lawsuits over transfusion-related AIDS cases, defense of drug and medical device manufacturers, products liability, insurance and bad faith.
Case Experience
Anti-Trust
Automotive
Banking & Finance
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Employment
Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
Environmental
Franchise
Health Care
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Legal Malpractice
Libel & Slander
Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice
Mortgage Foreclosure
Nursing Homes
Personal Injury
Pharmaceuticals
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Railroad & Trucking
Real Estate
Shareholder Disputes
Technology
Torts
Transportation
Trusts / Estates
Wrongful Death
Education
University of Oklahoma School of Law, Norman, OK - Juris Doctor, 1974
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK - Bachelor of Arts Degree (with honors), 1971
Memberships & Affiliations
American Bar Association – Litigation Section
Oklahoma Bar Association – Past Delegate
Oklahoma Bar Foundation – Past Board Member
Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
American Board of Trial Advocates - Advocate, President of Oklahoma Chapter, National Director, Recipient of Masters in Trial Award 1999
American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
American Inns of Court - William J. Holloway, Jr. Chapter - Barrister Emeritus
International Academy of Trial Lawyers – Fellow, 2006