- Location: Birmingham, Michigan
- Phone: 248-971-1721
- Fax: 248-971-1801
- Email: Taylor@BWST-Law.com
Maureen T. Taylor
Maureen Taylor specializes in complex contract business disputes, complex UCC, product liability, and wrongful death matters involving automotive components, industrial products, child safety restraints, power tools, and other products. She has successfully represented numerous Fortune 500 automotive suppliers in supply chain disputes, involving warranty claims, contract and supply disputes and related recall and cost recovery claims. Ms. Taylor has handled and achieved many successful outcomes for national and international corporations in complex litigation in state and federal courts across the country. Ms. Taylor has been identified as a dBusiness Top Lawyer and a Michigan Super Lawyer, and one of the Top Women Attorneys in Michigan in Business and Commercial Litigation.
Before joining Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco, she was a shareholder at Butzel Long and was in the litigation group at Jones Day.
Recent Experience Includes
- Obtained dismissal of breach of contract and equitable claims for foreign Tier I automotive company based on forum selection clause and forum non conveniens in EDMI
- Obtained grant of motion to dismiss company in international tort action alleging product malfunction
- Obtained dismissal of foreign product manufacturers based on lack of personal jurisdiction in Michigan and Texas state courts
- Regional counsel for leading tire manufacturer in catastrophic product liability/personal injury cases
- Obtained summary judgment for a major tire manufacturer in product liability action
- Defended tire manufacturer in lawsuit, obtaining elimination of strict liability, breach of warranty and punitive damages claims
- Obtained numerous injunctions in state and federal courts on behalf of Tiered suppliers involving various automotive components
- Represented prior owner of wind farm in connection with a nuisance lawsuit filed by 20 landowners in Huron County, MI, obtaining favorable settlement at conclusion of case evaluation
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of defendant designer of brake controller in product liability action
- Obtained voluntary dismissal on behalf of tire manufacturer in product liability action after FRCP 26 conference
- Successfully argued and obtained affirmance of district court dismissal of 4th and 14th Amendment violation claims before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cleary v County of Macomb, et al., Case No. 09-1441 (6th Cir. Feb. 2, 2011)
- Successfully argued and obtained reversal of trial court’s denial of summary judgment of fraud claims before Michigan Court of Appeals in commercial dispute between tiered suppliers
- Obtained Summary Judgment, Default Judgment and Sanctions against Defendant for fraud and electronic discovery abuses in one of the first decisions by any Federal Court after the enactment of the new Court Rules dealing with electronic discovery. PML North America v ACG Enterprises, U.S. Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 05-CV-70404-DT
- Obtained voluntary dismissal on behalf of pharmaceutical company in product liability action after filing summary judgment motion
- Obtained voluntary dismissal on behalf of garage door manufacturer in product liability action after filing summary judgment motion
- National representation of major Tier One automotive chassis component manufacturers in defense of ABS and steering system product liability litigation
- Member of a punitive damages trial team defending a manufacturer in a product liability class action brought on behalf of over 500,000 plaintiffs
- Represented clients in numerous contract and warranty lawsuits, and provided pre-litigation avoidance consultations and negotiations
Education, Professional Associations and Awards
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, (J.D.), 1997 (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif)
- University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Managing Editor, 1997
- University of Michigan, (B.A.) 1992
- Member, Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Member, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC)
- Member, Advisory Board Member ICLE Litigation
- Member, Oakland County Bar Association
- “Top Lawyer,” dBusiness (2011-2012, 2016-2021)
- “Super Lawyer,” Michigan Super Lawyers – Business and Commercial Litigation (2013-2020)
- “Top Women Attorneys in Michigan,” Michigan Super Lawyers — Business & Commercial Litigation
- Member Main Street League
Past Employment Positions
- Jones Day
- Butzel Long, Shareholder
Published Works
- DRI’s Product Liability Defenses, A State by State Compendium,” Michigan Chapter (Co-Author) (2002-2013)
- “Product Liability Desk Reference, A Fifty State Compendium,” Aspen Publishers (2002-2011, 2013, 2017)
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Classes & Seminars
- Deposition Skills Workshop, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (Faculty, Panel); (2011 – 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
- Moderated and presented “FRE 502 Dealing with Privilege and Waiver in Electronic Document Production,” “Update of Michigan E-discovery law.” (ICLE); 2010
- Moderated and presented “Emerging Issues in E-Discovery Practice: Admissibility of ESI,” (ICLE); (2009); Presented “Data Privacy and Protection”; 2008
- Moderated and presented “E-Discovery from A to Z: What Every Lawyer Must Know” and presented “Obligations Under the Federal Rules (Pre-Discovery)”; Sponsor: ICLE; 2007
- “Coping with Documents in Discovery”; Sponsor: ICLE Litigation II Bootcamp; 2007
“FRE 502 Dealing with Privilege and Waiver in Electronic Document Production”; Sponsor: ICLE; 2010 - “Update of Michigan E-discovery law”; Sponsor: ICLE; 2010
- “Emerging Issues in E-Discovery Practice: Admissibility of ESI”; Sponsor: ICLE; 2009
Specialists in High-Stakes Litigation, Bankruptcy and Supply Chain Counseling.
