Nelson
Alexander
Member
Mr. Nelson Alexander is a member of Frost Brown Todd's Litigation Department and practices out of the Indianapolis office. He has extensive trial and appellate experience in representing clients in business and product liability matters. He has handled cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Alexander has represented clients in claims involving Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as, lender liability claims and more traditional contractual disputes. He also has defended manufacturers of consumer and commercial products, including child restraints, automobiles, seat belts, power saws, motorcycles, air bags and seat belt restraints.
Mr. Alexander's appellate cases include: Schultz v. Ford Motor Company; Morgen v. Ford Motor Company; Johnson v. Celebration Fireworks, Inc.; Sims v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company; Stamper v. Hyundai Motor America and Mays/Yosha v. Trump.
He has also authored several amicus curiae briefs in the product liability arena, including an amicus curiae brief for the Defense Research Institute in Kumho Tire Co., Ltd v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137, 119 S. Ct. 1167, 143 L.Ed.2d 238 (1999), addressing the reliability of expert testimony, and an amicus curiae brief for the Product Liability Advisory Council in McIntosh v. Melroe Co., 682 N.E.2d 822 (Ind. App. 1997), defending the constitutionality of the statute of repose provision of Indiana's Product Liability Act.