| Admission Details | 1985, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court |
| Education | Florida State University, B.S., 1982; National Moot Court Team; Student Body Attorney General; Florida State University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1985 |
| Birth Information | Chattanooga, Tennessee, December 16, 1960 |
| Languages | Fluent in Spanish |
| Associations & Memberships | Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyers Section); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Orange County Hispanic Bar Association (Founding Member); Defense Research Institute (Member, Products Liability and Industry-Wide Litigation Committees). |
| Awards & Recognition | AV "Preeminent" 5.0 out of 5 Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation (2010, 2011)
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Product Liability Litigation (2010, 2011)
Leadership Orlando, Class of 1991 |
| Reported Cases | Lead counsel for global high technology firm in a multi-million dollar fraud and breach of contract suit involving computer system for a national transportation network.
Lead counsel for Middle East based producer of biomaterial in multi-jurisdictional litigation involving alleged pesticide contamination.
Lead counsel for national real estate brokerage firm in multiple class actions involving properties located on a former U.S. Army bombing range allegedly contaminated with heavy metals and unexploded ordinance.
Trial counsel for Fortune 100 manufacturer in 6-month products liability trial in Honolulu, Hawaii involving claimed damages in excess of $50 million.
Trial counsel for Fortune 100 chemical manufacturer in a four-week RICO jury trial in Miami-Dade County, Florida involving claims of more than $100 million in environmental damage to property located in Costa Rica.
Trial counsel for Fortune 500 energy company in jury trial in U.S. District Court involving state and federal whistleblower claims alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act arising from construction of electrical power plant in Guatemala.
Trial counsel for a software developer in copyright infringement jury trial against global software distributor in U.S. District Court.
Trial counsel for Fortune 100 manufacturer in a products liability trial in state court in Charlotte County, Florida. The case involved alleged damages of more than $15 million for, personal injuries, property damage and fraud.
Trial counsel for global chemical manufacturer in environmental damage, products liability and fraud jury trial in U.S. District Court involving claimed damages in excess of $10 million.
Trial counsel for prime contractor of V.A. health-care facility in Miller Act claim brought by electrical sub-contractor in U.S. District Court.
Trial counsel for individual plaintiff in excessive force/wrongful shooting jury trial in Seminole County, Florida resulting in substantial compensatory and punitive damage award, which was subsequently affirmed on appeal.
Trial counsel for plaintiff-homeowner in fraud and deceptive trade practices claim in Seminole County, Florida against national pest-control firm.
Represented national consumer product manufacturer in defense of action brought by national media company under Florida's "Sunshine in Litigation Act."
Prosecuted emergency injunction to enforce non-compete and trade secret agreements on behalf of national HMO.
Lead counsel in numerous NASD arbitrations representing major Wall Street broker/dealer in federal and state securities fraud claims arising from alleged manipulation of stock prices by analysts.
Represented national real estate developer in defense and settlement of multiple state and federal consumer fraud class actions in Las Vegas, Nevada involving cancellation of $500 million+ condominium project.
Represented global medical device manufacturer in national class action involving claims for fraud and false advertising in marketing of medical testing devices.
Represented large U.S. based generic drug manufacturer in RICO class action involving claims arising from the development and sale of generic versions of branded prescription drugs.
Represented Dutch-based chemical manufacturer in multiple wrongful death cases involving benzene exposure and leukemia.
Represented global rental car company in a multi-million dollar claim by its European booking agent in U.S. District Court in Orlando, Florida. The case involved claims for breach of contract, tortious interference, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duties and theft of trade secrets.
Represented manufacturer of telecommunications equipment in fraud and deceptive trade practices claim brought by distributor in U.S. District Court.
Represented the Chairman and CEO of a Fortune 100 company in a series of "RICO" cases in which Chairman was named as an individual defendant. Succeeded in obtaining dismissals of all claims.
Represented major multi-national pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple wrongful death cases involving a recalled bronchial inhaler used for the treatment of severe asthma attacks.
Represented national food services company in wrongful death actions brought in connection with a highly publicized double homicide in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida.
Represented a large phosphate mining company in a class action land contamination/toxic torts case in Polk County, Florida.
Represented Fortune 100 electronics manufacturer in multiple property damage cases involving motor vehicle fires associated with electrical component.
Represented global electronics manufacturer in product safety/recall investigation involving failure of vendor-supplied computer components.
Represented UK-based manufacturer of telecommunications equipment in product safety/recall investigation involving electrical fires associated with severe power fluctuations.
Represented national retailer in connection with recall of children's jewelry containing excess levels of lead.
Represented major tobacco manufacturer in second-hand smoking/environmental tobacco litigation. |
| Civil Associations | Mennello Museum of American Art, President, Board of Directors
Museum of Florida History, Board of Directors
North Orlando Little League, Past President |
| Additional Bio Details | Mr. Boudet concentrates his practice on complex litigation, including class actions, products liability, environmental, commercial and securities litigation. Mr. Boudet's clients include businesses of all types, as well as individuals. He has served as lead counsel in a number of high profile cases in both federal and state courts, achieving a national reputation in the presentation of complex technical, scientific and economic evidence.
Mr. Boudet received national recognition for his representation of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, whom he represented for more than a decade in a series of highly publicized cases involving Benlate fungicide. He served as lead counsel in dozens of Benlate cases throughout the United States and Latin America. He also has considerable experience in the management and coordination of complex and multi-district litigation, including class actions and mass torts. Mr. Boudet is listed in "Best Lawyers in America" in the area of commercial litigation. |