About Charles R.A. Morse
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Federal
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Law Review: Harvard Law Review, Executive Editor & Bluebook Editor
- University of Alberta, 1992B.A.
- Honors: With First Class Honors
Representative Cases
- Bombardier Transportation successfully defends against royalty claims arising out of license of monorail technology (2009)
- Breed Technologies settles multi-million dollar accounting fraud litigation in Florida (2009)
- Crown settles favorably in arbitration in retiree health benefits class action (2009)
- Dole defends against multiple cross-border mass tort cases alleging injuries from pesticide exposure (2009)
- Dole defends against trade secret theft claims involving hybrid pineapple (2009)
- EDS resolves consolidated securities fraud action and ERISA class action (2009)
- IBM wins defense verdict in San Jose workers' toxic tort litigation case (2009)
- Online Policy Group files amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court case concerning constitutionality of federal law regarding public libraries
- Prince Jefri Bolkiah, member of Bruneian royal family, pursues claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against two former advisors (2009)
- Prisoner pursues U.S. Supreme Court appeal of dismissed lawsuit alleging constitutional violations in family law matter
- Prisoner represented in the 9th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court in case involving the Prison Litigation Reform Act's exhaustion requirement
- R.J. Reynolds achieves dismissal of private action seeking Medicare reimbursement for tobacco-related illnesses
- R.J. Reynolds appeals rulings in smoking and health case to Florida appellate court and U.S. Supreme Court (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds defends Illinois consumer class action alleging fraud in the marketing of "light" cigarettes (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds files brief in Florida Circuit Court to strike plaintiff's claim for punitive damages in smoking and health case (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds obtains favorable decision in 1st Circuit affirming lower court ruling that smoking dangers were common knowledge (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds obtains Oregon Supreme Court affirmance of proposed class action seeking medical monitoring for smokers (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds prevails in Castleman "Engle progeny" appeal (2012)
- R.J. Reynolds prevails in decertifying statewide class action of former and current Florida smokers (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds secures the industry's first defense verdict in Gelep "Engle progeny" lawsuit (2011)
- R.J. Reynolds secures victory in first "Engle Progeny" appeal (2010)
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco wins appeal of punitive damages awarded under Kansas law in individual smoker action (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds wins jury verdict in Hargroves trial (2011)
- Research In Motion obtains stay of injunction following BlackBerry patent challenge
- Taita Chemical appeal reduces award under Delaware fiduciary duty law
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports Supreme Court certiorari petition in consolidated asbestos litigation (2009)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- New York
Past Positions
- Honourable Mr. Justice Frank Iacobucci, Supreme Court of Canada, Law Clerk, 1996 - 1997
- Honourable Madam Justice Ellen Picard, Court of Appeal of Alberta, Canada, 1995 - 1996
Office Info
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Nearby Lawyers
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