Carol Dan Browning
Carol Browning is an accomplished trial attorney who has tried more than 35 cases to jury verdict in multiple jurisdictions. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Her practice includes drug and medical device litigation, products liability and medical malpractice defense. She also serves as counsel to physicians and hospitals.
Ms. Browning serves as national or state counsel for multiple drug, medical device and product manufacturers and is involved in multi-district litigation pending in various federal district courts and in coordinated litigation pending in state courts throughout Kentucky. She has tried cases to verdict for pharmaceutical, medical device and product manufacturers in both federal and state court. In addition, she regularly defends companies in pharmaceutical pricing and other civil actions brought by states Attorneys General.
As a Member of the firm based in its Louisville office, she serves on the firm's management committee and has served as practice group leader for the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group.
International Association of Defense Counsel 40th Annual Trial Academy
Taught and lectured on skills courses
Fourteen Kentucky Practice Series: Trial Practice
Bringing a Product to Life in the Courtroom
Mock Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case
Recent Developments in Products, General Liability, and Consumer Law
Use of Economists in the Evaluation and Presentation of Damages
Evaluating Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases from a Defense Perspective
Adams v. Am. Optical Corp., 382 F. Supp. 3d 519 (W.D. Va., 2019)
Estate of Demoss v. Eli Lilly & Co., 234 F. Supp. 3d 873 (W.D. Ky 2017)
Shumate v. Medtronic, Inc. 41 F. Supp. 3d 665 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Shelton v. Medtronic, Inc., 41 F. Supp. 3d 622 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Schilmiller v. Medtronic, Inc., 41 F. Supp. 3d 721 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Roden v. Medtronic, Inc., 41 F. Supp. 3d 593 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Miller v. Medtronic, Inc., 41 F. Supp. 3d 644 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Hardy v. Medtronic, 41 F. Supp. 3d 571 (W.D., Ky. 2014)
Padgett v. Medtronic, 41 F. Supp. 3d 582 (W.D., Ky. 2014)
Mauk v. Medtronic, Inc., 41 F. Supp. 3d 654 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Hubbard v. Medtronic, Inc., 41 F. Supp. 3d 614 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Goffner v. Medtronic, Inc., 41 F. Supp. 3d 604 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Beavers v. Medtronic, Inc., 41 F. Supp. 3d 633 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Ellington v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp., 13 F. Supp. 3d 723 (W.D. Ky. 2014)
Dillon v. Medtronic, 922 F. Supp. 2d 751 (E.D. Ky. 2014)
Younger v. Evergreen Group Ky., 363 S.W.3d 337 (2014)
Esposito v. Lilly (In re Darvocet), 856 F. Supp. 2d 904 (E.D. Ky., 2012)
Mahaney v. Novartis, 835 F. Supp. 2d 299 (W.D. Ky. 2011)
Univ. Med. Ctr., Inc. v. Beglin, 375 S.W.3d 783 (2011)
3M Co. v. Engle, Ky. 328 S.W.3d (2010)
Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., 749 F. Supp. 2d 542 (E.D. Ky. 2010)
Morris Aviation, LLC v. Diamond Aircraft Indus., 730 F. Supp. 2d 683 (W.D. Ky. 2010)
Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., 615 F. Supp. 2d 575 (E.D. Ky. 2009)
Vandevelde v. Poppens, 552 F. Supp. 2d 662 (W.D. KY 2008)
White v. Howmedica, Inc., 490 F.3d 1014 (8th Cir. 2007)
Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., 487 F. Supp. 2d 891 (E.D. Ky. 2007)
Ferguson v. Aventis Pasteur, Inc., 444 F. Supp. 2d 755 (E.D. Ky. 2006)
Scheck Mech. Corp. v. Borden, Inc., 186 F. Supp. 2d 724 (W.D. Ky. 2001)
Clark v. Danek Med., Inc., 64 F. Supp. 2d 652 (W.D. Ky. 1999)
Tate v. Boeing Helicopters, 140 F.3d 654 (6th Cir. 1998)
Niehoff v. Surgidev Corp., 950 S.W.2d 816 (1997)
Tate v. Boeing Helicopters, 921 F. Supp. 1562 (W.D. Ky. 1996)
Tate v. Boeing Helicopters, 55 F.3d 1150 (6th Cir. 1995)
First Ky. Trust v. Christian, Ky. 849 S.W.2d 534 (1993)
Mitchell v. Hadl, Ky. 816 S.W.2d 183 (1991)
Blue v. Pursell, Ky. App. 793 S.W.2d 823 (1989)
Management Committee (2004-08 and Feb. 2020-present)
Louisville Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group, Former Chair
Louisville Ballet, Board of Directors
Kentucky State Police Personnel Board (2020-23)
magna cum laude
University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Salutatorian
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Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Graduating Senior
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President, Brandeis Society
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Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
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Journal of Family Law, Notes Editor
University of Kentucky
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Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society
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American Society of Civil Engineers
Ms. Browning began her professional career as a civil engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers based in Louisville, Kentucky. She is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Defense Research Institute, the International Association of Defense Counsel and Product Liability Advisory Council. She is active on committees within these organizations. She is also active in local charitable organizations. Ms. Browning and her husband, Winston, stay busy raising their four children. She is an aspiring equestrian and competes on her Morgan gelding, Flynn.
Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Construction; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2007-22)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants (2022)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Litigation - Construction (2020, 2017)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants (2015, 2019)
Best Lawyers in America®, Louisville Area Lawyer of the Year for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (2014)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®(2007-22)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Top 25 Women Lawyers in Kentucky (2007-22)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky (2013-15, 2018, 2022)
Benchmark: Litigation magazine, Litigation Star (2008-09, 2013-22)
Benchmark Litigation magazine, Top 250 Women in Litigation (2012)
Louisville Magazine "Top Lawyer" (2014, 2016)
. . . skilled trial attorney . . . well known in the legal community and is able to work well with various plaintiff and defense attorneys.
Carol in extremely professional and knowledgeable. She has very strong analytical skills, which enable her to quickly understand and articulate complex medical issues.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 37 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2022 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 37 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 29 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and eight attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Benchmark Litigation 2022 Honors 15 Stites & Harbison Attorneys
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2022 edition of Benchmark Litigation names 12 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys as “Litigation Stars” and three as “Future Stars” in Kentucky.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 93 lawyers are included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Additionally, 11 attorneys are named as “Lawyer of the Year” and 14 attorneys are recognized in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” which recognizes attorneys early in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 41 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2021 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 42 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices.
4th Circ. Says 'Unfair' Va. Law Forces It To Nix Black Lung Suit
Law360 (November 9, 2020, 6:04 PM EST) -- Holding that the court was bound to interpret Virginia's statute of limitations "as it is, not as we would like it to be," the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a lower court's decision to toss a lung disease-stricken coal miner's claims against respirator companies accused of selling poor-quality breathing equipment.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® Publications
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that 82 lawyers are included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Stites & Harbison elects three attorneys to Management Committee
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC recently elected three members to the firm’s six-member Management Committee, replacing three attorneys who completed their terms of service. The new committee members are attorneys Erika Barnes, Carol Dan Browning and Richard Wehrle.
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 45 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2020 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 42 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 32 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 13 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.