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Karl Viehman
Partner
Suite 1000
Plano, TX 75024
Karl represents major corporations in high exposure litigation. He has defended U.S. and foreign corporations in product liability, class action, toxic torts, personal injury, warranty, and general negligence cases. He has tried to verdict numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in venues throughout Texas and around the country.
Karl has extensive experience as lead counsel in the...
Karl represents major corporations in high exposure litigation. He has defended U.S. and foreign corporations in product liability, class action, toxic torts, personal injury, warranty, and general negligence cases. He has tried to verdict numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in venues throughout Texas and around the country.
Karl has extensive experience as lead counsel in the automotive field and has managed MDL litigation.
As national, regional, and lead counsel for numerous household name corporations, Karl has tried to verdict a myriad of cases in multiple states across the nation.
automotive field and has managed MDL litigation.
As national, regional, and lead counsel for numerous household name corporations, Karl has tried to verdict a myriad of cases in multiple states across the nation.
Experience
Representative Experience
- Defense verdict in case involving brain damage from alleged seat defect
- Defense verdict in case involving death from alleged airbag defect
- Defense verdict in case involving quadriplegia from alleged vehicle defect
- National counsel handling pattern litigation
- Lead counsel in multi-district litigation
Education
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, JD (1985)
- Vanderbilt University, BA (1982)
Admissions
- Texas
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Practice Areas
Representative Experience
- Defense verdict in case involving brain damage from alleged seat defect
- Defense verdict in case involving death from alleged airbag defect
- Defense verdict in case involving quadriplegia from alleged vehicle defect
- National counsel handling pattern litigation
- Lead counsel in multi-district litigation
Media
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2023–2025), Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2025), Commercial Litigation (2025)
- Legal 500 United States, Product Liability Litigation, Automotive/Transport (2011–2012)
- Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers (2011–2020)
- Thomson Reuters, Stand-Out Lawyer (2025)
Professional Activities
- State Bar of Texas (1985–present)
- State Bar of Tennessee (1990-present)
Karl represents major corporations in high exposure litigation. He has defended U.S. and foreign corporations in product liability, class action, toxic torts, personal injury, warranty, and general negligence cases. He has tried to verdict numerous catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in venues throughout Texas and around the country.
Karl has extensive experience as lead counsel in the... automotive field and has managed MDL litigation.
As national, regional, and lead counsel for numerous household name corporations, Karl has tried to verdict a myriad of cases in multiple states across the nation.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Representative Experience
- Defense verdict in case involving brain damage from alleged seat defect
- Defense verdict in case involving death from alleged airbag defect
- Defense verdict in case involving quadriplegia from alleged vehicle defect
- National counsel handling pattern litigation
- Lead counsel in multi-district litigation
Education
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, JD (1985)
- Vanderbilt University, BA (1982)
Admissions
- Texas
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Practice Areas
- Products Liability - Consumer & Mechanical
- Class Action & Multi-Claim Litigation
- Toxic Torts/Asbestos
Industries
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2023–2025), Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants (2025), Commercial Litigation (2025)
- Legal 500 United States, Product Liability Litigation, Automotive/Transport (2011–2012)
- Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers (2011–2020)
- Thomson Reuters, Stand-Out Lawyer (2025)
- State Bar of Texas (1985–present)
- State Bar of Tennessee (1990-present)
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