Rebecca Franklin Harris

• Verdicts Hall of Fame, Fulton County Daily Report
• Courageous Pursuit of Justice Award, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Georgia Super Lawyers, Annual Super Lawyers Publications
• Georgia Rising Star, Annual Super Lawyers Publications
• On The Rise: Top 40 Under 40, Fulton County Daily Report
• Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association

• The Grey Zone: Being a Professional – but not a Pushover – in High Stakes Litigation: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Seminar ~ Atlanta, Georgia
• Talking Heads: Deposition and Discovery Obstruction: Lunch & Learn Series, Harris Lowry Manton ~ Savannah, GA
• The Litigation Playground: Standing Up to Lawyer Bullies: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, LEAD Program ~ Savannah, GA
• From the Pinto to the Tesla: How the Past Will Shape the Future of Automotive Products: Southern Trial Lawyers Association ~ New Orleans, LA
• Gotcha Games: Defense Trends of Claiming Spoliation and Other Tricks in Product Liability Cases: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association ~ Atlanta, GA
• Going Through the Motions: Pre-Trial Motions in Product Liability Cases: State Bar of Georgia, Product Liability Seminar ~ Atlanta, GA
• Motions in Limine: State Bar of Georgia, General Practice Annual Seminar ~ Amelia Island, FL
• Lawyers Gone Wild: Handling Obstructive and Abusive Deposition Tactics: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Tort Cases Workshop ~ Atlanta, GA
• Preparing Your Expert for a Product Liability Trial: American Association of Justice, Annual Seminar ~ New York, NY
• Running an Efficient Law Office: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Solo-Practitioners Seminar ~ Atlanta, GA
• Using Evidence of Other Incidents to Prove Your Case: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Seminar ~ Atlanta, GA
• Unique Product Liability Issues in Aviation Cases: American Association of Justice, Product Liability Newsletter
• Same Song Different Verse – Foot Dragging and Sandbagging Alive and Well: Western Trial Lawyers Association, Winter Seminar ~ Sun Valley, ID
• Using Evidence of Other Incidents to Prove Your Case: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association ~ Atlanta, GA
• Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Tire Issues in Auto Tort Cases: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association ~ Destin, FL ~ Presented with Jed D. Manton
• Preparing and Trying a Plaintiff’s Road Wreck Case: State Bar of Georgia ~ Amelia Island, FL ~ Presented with James B. Franklin
• “Objection – That Question is a Trap!’ Handling Obstructive and Abusive Deposition Tactics: State Bar of Georgia, ICLE Seminar ~ Atlanta, GA ~ Presented with Andrew M. Scherffius
• Aviation Case Law Update: Aviation Section of the State Bar of Georgia, The Georgia Flyer, Spring Edition
• The Poisoned Panel: Voir Dire in a Post Tort Reform Era: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association ~ Hilton Head Island, SC ~ Presented with Andrew M. Scherffius
• Expert Cross-Examination in an Auto Tort Case: Practical Pointers from the Young and the Old: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association ~ St. Simons Island, GA ~ Presented with James B. Franklin
• The Daubert Challenge: Another Hurdle in the Products Liability Litigation Battle: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Product Liability Seminar ~ Braselton, GA
• Valuing Life: Concrete Justice or Absolute Fortuity – Implications of Georgia’s Choice of Law Rule to the Value of Your Case: Georgia Trial Lawyers Association ~ Atlanta, GA ~ Presented with Andrew M. Scherffius

At Franklin Law, we understand that a product-related accident can cause extreme pain and prolonged suffering. By filing a product liability lawsuit, you may be able to recover an award for damages that takes into account any pain and suffering that you endured.

A product liability lawsuit gives consumers who are harmed by defective products a remedy for their injuries and other losses. By filing a product liability lawsuit, a consumer may be able to recover damages to compensate them for their injuries.

The cost of treating injuries or an illness caused by a defective product can be very high. If you incurred hospital bills or paid for medical treatment after an injury due to a dangerous product, you should speak with a product liability lawyer right away.

If you file a product liability lawsuit and the court rules in your favor, you may be compensated for other losses. This includes lost wages, as well as the amount by which your overall earning capacity has been diminished.

Franklin Law has been instrumental in helping clients and other law firms in a variety of high-exposure cases. Rebecca Franklin Harris often partners with other firms to add value in important cases. In doing so, she is able to bring to the table experience and expertise in many areas of complex litigation – either at the outset of the case or at the last minute when the case is headed to trial. Below are just a few examples illustrating the wide variety of complex litigation handled by Rebecca Franklin Harris.

State of Georgia Opioid Litigation

Franklin law currently serves as outside-counsel to Attorney General Chris Carr in the State of Georgia’s opioid litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors for their role in the opioid crisis. Rebecca has helped secure more than $850 million in settlements for the State.

Kolstedt v. TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc.

Franklin Law represents members of a proposed class of consumers arising out of data breach against TMX Finance, parent company of TitleMax – a company that extends consumer loans secured by the titles to borrowers’ vehicles.  Rebecca serves as the Chair of the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee in the ongoing litigation.

Jones v. CSX Transportation et al

Franklin Law helped secure an $11.2 million verdict in a case arising out of the death of a camera assistant after being struck by a train while working on the set of a film titled Midnight Rider, which was based on the life of iconic musician Greg Allman. The verdict was instrumental in exposing issues with safety on film sets.

Chhetri v. Michelin North America et al

Franklin Law helped secure a $16.5 million verdict against Michelin North America based on a defective tire design which caused a large passenger van to overturn resulting in the death of one passenger and multiple serious injuries. The jury awarded the widow of the man who was killed both compensatory and punitive damages based on Plaintiff’s claim that Michelin should have known that the tire was defective and dangerous.

Desmond v. Narconon 

Franklin Law has unique experience in exposing dangerous practices relating to addiction recovery. Franklin Law was part of the team representing the family of a man who died after being allowed to consume alcohol and opiates while enrolled in a Georgia drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Unbeknownst to the Plaintiffs, the facility had repeatedly been cited by the State of Georgia for violations of health regulations and was not licensed as a residential facility despite its representations to the public. During the litigation, the trial court severely sanctioned the facility, finding that the rehabilitation center had provided false and misleading discovery responses and deposition testimony. Because of what was uncovered in discovery and the case’s publicity, the rehabilitation center’s license was ultimately revoked by the State of Georgia.

Mundy v. Ford Motor Company et al

Franklin Law helped secure a $40 million verdict on behalf of a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer unexpectedly shifted from park to reverse as she was stepping back into her vehicle after dropping off mail at a post office. Rebecca uncovered hundreds of other similar incidents where customers complained of a Ford Explorer suddenly shifting out of the “park” position. The verdict included a large sum for punitive damages to punish Ford Motor Company for knowing about the danger in its vehicles and failing to remedy the defect.