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Mr. Kellett is the Director of the Litigation Department, having recently served as one of the department's practice group leaders. Peter Kellett was one of the founding partners of Feeney Kellett Wienner & Bush. His practice focuses on class action and commercial litigation; automotive, medical device, and other products liability; and intellectual property litigation. He has tried to verdict both consumer class actions and numerous product liability cases involving catastrophic injury or death.
Experience
Class action litigation
Product liability litigation
Intellectual Property litigation
Commercial and contract litigation
Mass tort litigation
Significant Decisions
Alexander v Kia Motors America, Inc., Orange County, California Superior Court, Case No. 04CC00612, successful defense at trial of automotive distributor in statewide class action alleging fraud, breach of warranty and unfair business practices due to quality and design of two model years of vehicle restraint systems.
O'Connell v DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Superior Court, Case No. 01-131, successful resolution at conclusion of five week trial in defense of automobile manufacturer, where Plaintiff alleged vehicle design defects caused vehicle fire and permanent, disfiguring personal injuries.
Ebow v Ford Motor Company, U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Michigan, Case No. 2:05-cv-70781, primary counsel representing Ford Motor Company in multi-district class action litigation involving property damage and economic loss due to allegedly defective speed control deactivation switches.
Zourob, et al. v Exxon Mobil Corporation, Wayne County, Michigan Circuit Court Case No. 03-307825-CZ, defeated class certification and obtained summary judgment for Exxon Mobil in putative class action challenging fuel distribution and pricing practices.
Kambury v DaimlerChrysler Corp., 334 Ore. 367; 50 P3d 1163 (2002), dismissing wrongful death product liability action based on retrospective application of shorter of two statutes of limitation.
McLain v General Motors Corp., 448 Mich 147; 528 NW2d 707 (1995), affirming successful motion and establishing important precedent changing venue under Michigan product liability statute.
Crespo v DaimlerChrysler Corp., 75 F Supp 2d 225 (S.D.N.Y., 1999), granting judgment post-trial for automotive manufacturer in child air bag death case.
Hazel v General Motors Corp., 1998 U.S. App. Lexis 7330 (6th Cir), affirming dismissal of catastrophic injury claim alleging fraudulent concealment of product defect.
Burkes/Terry v City of Detroit, et al., 226 Mich App 418 (1997), summary judgment for property owner in catastrophic injury case.
Davis v Sears Roebuck, 431 Mich 871; 429 NW2d 594 (1988), affirming summary judgment for product manufacturer in death claim based on doctrine of collateral estoppel.
Professional Associations
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Associate Member, Michigan Chapter
Member and Past-Chair, Local Rules Committee of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
American Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Oakland County Bar Association
Awards
Listed in The Best Lawyers In America 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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