Karen I. Bray

Experience: Representative Matters: Represented R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a breach of contract dispute arbitration under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with various U.S. states and territories in which R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco company signatories seek a reduction of hundreds of millions of dollars in their settlement payment.; Represented Reef Technology in connection with a commercial dispute arising out of a breach of an asset purchase agreement involving the acquisition of multiple parking lots and business premises.; Represented Reef Technology in a matter involving claims relating to the breach of an employment contract.; Represented Ebay Inc. in connection with the successful dismissal of a commercial litigation under the Communications Decency Act.; Special Counsel to the Future Claimants Representative in Mallinckrodt plc's. Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing handling forecasting potential future liabilities in connection with creation of a liability trust and confirmation hearing.; Special Counsel to the Future Claimants Representative in T.K. Holdings' Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing resulting from airbag liabilities. Handled forecasting of future liabilities in connection with creation of a compensation trust fund and confirmation hearing.; Advised R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in settlement strategy of various matters relating to the Engle v. Liggett Group Inc. class action against tobacco companies that was decertified by the Florida Supreme Court.; Represented Lorillard Tobacco Company and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in numerous cases pending in state and federal courts throughout Florida as a result of the Florida Supreme Court's decertification of a class of plaintiffs, in its decision in Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 2006).; Represented various domestic and international tobacco companies in defense of hundreds of product liability and mass tort litigations in the U.S. and various international jurisdictions.; Litigation counsel for client in connection with claims alleging toxic exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).; Counseled manufacturers in foreign jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and Australia, with respect to product liability defense issues based on U.S. product liability litigation.