Adam Pittman

Experience

1. Principal Attorney

   Cory Watson Attorneys

   Feb 2013 — Present · Birmingham, AL, US

   Adam W. Pittman represents plaintiffs for claims of personal injury, wrongful death, product defects, and consumer fraud, including complex and class action litigation. Adam was part of the successful trial team in Cruz v. Nissan North America, where a Los Angeles County jury awarded plaintiffs a $24.9 million verdict after a five-week trial. The Cruz jury found that Nissan was negligent when it failed to issue a recall for the design of its SUV’s braking software, and that this known software defect caused a deadly collision. The jury\'s verdict was affirmed on appeal to the Supreme Court of California. Adam was appointed class counsel by the federal district court in the consumer class action Batista, et al. v. Nissan North America, which resulted in a nationwide settlement of claims that Nissan Pathfinders were sold with a known, systemic defect in their \"CVT\" transmissions. He also represented the plaintiff in Lisk v. Lumber One, 792 F.3d 1331 (11th Cir. 2015), an important case before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals that opened the doors for consumers to bring class actions in Alabama’s federal courts for the first time.

Education

• Auburn University

  Bachelor of Arts, English

  2004 — 2008

• The University of Alabama School of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Civil Litigation
• Consumer Class Actions
• Trial Practice
• Deceptive Trade Practices
• Recalls
• Whistleblower Actions
• Courts
• Appellate Practice
• Consumer Protection
• Breach of Contract
• Appeals
• Employment Law
• Personal Injury Litigation
• Privacy Law
• Fraud Claims
• Consumer Law
• Wrongful Death
• Class Actions
• Civil Rights
• Product Liability
• Defective Products
• First Amendment
• Employment Discrimination
• Litigation