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Randy Bassett is a first chair trial lawyer, who has tried more than 30 cases to juries. He specializes in the trial of high exposure product liability cases. As a partner in our Product Liability practice and head of the Tobacco and Consumer Products Trial Practice, Randy has represented a variety of foreign and domestic manufacturers in federal and state courts throughout the southeastern and southwestern U.S.
Randy has represented product manufacturers in a range of industries, such as R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Brown-Forman Corporation, General Motors, Purdue Pharma LP, Gilead Sciences and United Parcel Service, Inc.
Randy has handled cases throughout the U.S. with particular emphasis in jurisdictions designated "judicial hellholes" by the American Tort Reform Association. He has tried cases in the state courts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas and North Carolina and in the U.S. district courts for the Northern District of Georgia and Middle District of Florida. He also has handled appeals on behalf of clients in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits, and has appeared in the state appellate courts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
J.D., University of Georgia, cum laude
B.S., The Citadel
Florida
Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
American Bar Association
American Bar Fellow
Defense Research Institute
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
International Association of Defense Counsel
International Society of Barristers
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Litigation Counsel of America
Product Liability Advisory Council
State Bar of Florida
State Bar of Georgia
June 8, 2022
Legal 500 United States 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding Practices and Lawyers Among the Top in the Nation
January 11, 2022
King & Spalding Opens Office in Miami
Served as lead trial counsel for R.J. Reynolds in Engle progeny lawsuit in Broward County, Florida. After two weeks of trial and two days of deliberations, the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Robertson v. R.J. Reynolds.
Served as lead trial counsel for United Parcel Service in wrongful death lawsuit in Duval County, Florida. This case resolved on favorable terms after one week of trial.
Served as lead trial counsel for R.J. Reynolds in Engle progeny lawsuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The jury returned a complete defense verdict after more than two weeks of trial. Baum v. R.J. Reynolds.
March 30, 2023
Florida Enacts Transformative Tort Reform Legislation
April 2, 2021
Florida Passes Law Limiting COVID-19 Lawsuits
June 8, 2022
Legal 500 United States 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding Practices and Lawyers Among the Top in the Nation
January 11, 2022
King & Spalding Opens Office in Miami
Served as lead trial counsel for R.J. Reynolds in Engle progeny lawsuit in Broward County, Florida. After two weeks of trial and two days of deliberations, the jury returned a complete defense verdict. Robertson v. R.J. Reynolds.
Served as lead trial counsel for United Parcel Service in wrongful death lawsuit in Duval County, Florida. This case resolved on favorable terms after one week of trial.
Served as lead trial counsel for R.J. Reynolds in Engle progeny lawsuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The jury returned a complete defense verdict after more than two weeks of trial. Baum v. R.J. Reynolds.
March 30, 2023
Florida Enacts Transformative Tort Reform Legislation
April 2, 2021
Florida Passes Law Limiting COVID-19 Lawsuits
June 8, 2022
Legal 500 United States 2022 Recognizes King & Spalding Practices and Lawyers Among the Top in the Nation
January 11, 2022
King & Spalding Opens Office in Miami
J.D., University of Georgia, cum laude
B.S., The Citadel
Florida
Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
American Bar Association
American Bar Fellow
Defense Research Institute
Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
International Association of Defense Counsel
International Society of Barristers
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Litigation Counsel of America
Product Liability Advisory Council
State Bar of Florida
State Bar of Georgia