Arun J. Kottha

Arun J. Kottha is an Associate in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis & West LLP. He is a trial attorney who focuses on business litigation and mass tort & product liability.

Mr. Kottha spent a semester abroad at Oxford University while earning his law degree at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. He recieved a B.S. in management with a concentration in banking & finance from Case Western Reserve University. During that time, he was on the Dean's high honors list, the varsity football team, and president of his fraternity. Additionally, Arun was awarded the Undergraduate Student of the Year award by the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, an organization in which he was a member.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Arun was a licensed ISO auditor, and audited a variety of manufacturing facilities in the Midwest and Eastern Seaboard for compliance with the ISO 9001:2000 quality management standard.

Recent Publications

“WARNING: Conflicting Issues Regarding Warning Labels May Be Hazardous to Your Company's Health,” DRI’s In-House Defense Quarterly (Spring 2011)
“Plaintiff's Medical Care and Treatment--Discovery and Evidentiary Issues,” published on the Products Liability webpage of the Section of Litigation's Products Liability Committee of the American Bar Association (April 2011)
"Notice, Selection, Preparation, and Privilege Issues for Corporate Representative Depositions," published in DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly (Spring 2010)
"Corporate Representative Depositions: Selection and Preparation," published in Inter Alia (Fall 2009)
"Corporate Representative Depositions: Notice Provision of Rule 30 (b)(6)," published in Inter Alia (Spring 2009)

Recent Speaking Engagements

“Ethical and Professionalism Concerns: Social Networking and the Internet” (November 2010)
“Warnings on Heavy Equipment Distributed Across Continents: ISO, ANSI, and the European Union Machinery Directive" (May 2010)
"30(b)(6) Depositions: A Trap for the Unwary" (March 2010)
"Maritime Asbestos Cases: What Do We Do With These?" (June 2009)
"Voluntary Dismissal and Re-filing: The Ohio Savings Statute and the 'Malpractice Trap'" (December 2009)
 

Civic & Professional Involvement

Cleveland Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Eagle Scout
Federal Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Shaker Heights Board of Appeals

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