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Theodore E Laszlo Jr.

Theodore E Laszlo Jr.

Founding Partner

Boulder, Colorado
E-mail: tlaszlo@laszlolaw.com
Phone: (303) 926-0410

Ted Laszlo founded Laszlo & Associates in 2001 following 20 years of working in corporate law departments and private practice. After launching his career at TLT-Babcock, a leading manufacturer of power generation equipment in Akron, Ohio, he managed product liability litigation for Hobart Corporation, the world’s leading food equipment manufacturer.

In 1986, Ted left Hobart for private practice and became a partner with Thompson, Hine & Flory, a Cleveland-based national law firm where he concentrated his practice on general civil litigation with an emphasis on product liability and toxic torts. Eight years later, he joined the law department of The B.F. Goodrich Company, where he served successively as Senior Litigation Counsel, Senior Benefits Counsel, and Group Business Counsel for Goodrich Aerospace.

A recognized leader in defending toxic tort and product liability claims, Ted brings to the firm extensive trial experience in federal and state courts and arbitration tribunals across the country. His range of experience includes:

  • For Hobart Corporation: National Trial Counsel for product liability litigation, including jury trials in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas.
  • For Flintkote Company and Flintkote Mines, Ltd: National Trial and Coordinating Counsel for asbestos bodily injury and property damage litigation, including jury trials in New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Colorado.
  • For Simon RO Corporation: Regional Trial Counsel for aerial lift device litigation.
  • For The B.F.Goodrich Company: Senior Litigation Counsel, including representing the company in an employee benefits class action suit, private anti-trust litigation, and a jury trial of an employment contract dispute.
  • For Morton Salt: Workers’ Compensation Counsel for Morton’s Fairport, Ohio, mine, including numerous appearances before industrial commissions and workers compensation boards, a jury trial, and several appeals.
  • For Goodrich Aerospace: Group Counsel for the company’s Everett, Washington-based maintenance, repair, and overhaul business, including numerous appearances before the Federal Aviation Administration and a jury trial in U.S. District Court, which involved a complex contract dispute over airplane maintenance for America West Airlines.
  • For Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America: National Coordinating Counsel for asbestos litigation.
  • For Heartland Insulation, Inc.: Counsel for corporate compliance, employment relations, litigation, distributor relationships, and contract administration.

Bar Admissions:

  • Ohio
  • Washington State
  • Colorado
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit

Education:

  • University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio 1981
  • Robert Morris College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1977
  • B.S.B.A., Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  • Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Past Employment Positions:

  • Thompson, Hine & Flory, Partner
  • Law Department of The B.F. Goodrich Company, Senior Litigation Counsel, Senior Benefits Counsel

National Leadership Positions: 

  • MDL 2331: In re Propecia (Finasteride) Product Liability Litigation (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee; Discovery Comittee; Science and Medicine Committee)
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