Poorad Razavi

Currently, Mr. Razavi is litigating the following notable matters:

• Bernardo, et al. v. Pfizer, Inc., et al. (S.D. Fla.): On February 20, 2020, Cohen Milstein filed a false advertising, medical monitoring, and personal injury class action against Pfizer, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim, Sanofi, and other pharmaceutical companies on behalf of multiple plaintiffs and putative class members across the United States. Mr. Razavi also has extensive experience in claims against the Department of Transportation and private state contractors for roadway design and defects. He has litigated multiple roadway design and maintenance defect claims resulting in multi-million dollar settlements and subsequent installation and remediation of guardrails, re-paving, curbing, and rehabilitation of roadways in multiple counties. States who, as a result of taking Zantac (ranitidine), may have been afflicted with cancer or may now be subject to an increased risk of developing cancer.
• Ratha, et al v Phatthana Seafood Co. (C.D. Cal.): Cohen Milstein is representing seven Cambodian plaintiffs in a cross-border human rights lawsuit involving human trafficking, forced labor, involuntary servitude, and peonage by factories in Thailand that produce shrimp and seafood for export to the United States.
• ExxonMobil - Aceh, Indonesia (D.D.C.): Cohen Milstein is representing eleven Indonesian citizens in a cross-border human rights lawsuit involving allegations of physical abuse, sexual assault, other forms of torture, and murder committed by Indonesian soldiers who were hired by Exxon Mobil Corporation.

Mr. Razavi has successfully litigated the following matters:

• Lindsay X-LITE Guardrail Litigation (State Crts.: Tenn., S.C.): Cohen Milstein successfully represented more than five families of decedents and victims of catastrophic injuries in a series of individual products liability, wrongful death and catastrophic injury lawsuits in Tennessee and South Carolina state courts against the Lindsay Corporation and several related entities for designing, manufacturing, selling, and installing defective, X-Lite guardrails on state roadways.
• Saori Yamauchi, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al. (Cir. Crt., Dutchess Cty., N.Y.): Cohen Milstein and local New York co-counsel resolved a product liability and personal injury lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Autoliv, and related entities on behalf of Saori Yamauchi. Mrs. Yamauchi sustained a catastrophic injury during an accident in her Toyota Sienna as a result of the vehicle’s airbag system deploying in a dangerous manner.
• Hand et al., v. Scott et.al. (N.D. Fla.): Cohen Milstein and Fair Elections Legal Network, a national voting rights organization, achieved a major victory on behalf of former felons in Florida, who claimed their constitutional rights had been infringed by Florida’s Clemency Board. U.S. District Court Judge Mark E. Walker ruled that the process by which Florida’s Clemency Board grants or denies former felons’ restoration of voting rights applications is unconstitutionally arbitrary and violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment right of free association and free expression, as well as the Fourteenth Amendment
• Quinteros, et al v. DynCorp, et al. (D.D.C.): Cohen Milstein represented over 2,000 Ecuadorian farmers and their families who suffered physical injuries and property damage as a result of aerial spraying of toxic herbicides on or near their land by DynCorp, a U.S. government contractor. A bellwether trial on behalf of the first six Ecuadorian clients came to a conclusion in April 2017, when the ten-person jury unanimously determined that DynCorp was responsible for the conduct of the pilots with whom it had subcontracted to conduct the chemical spraying after April 2003. This resolution allowed for a successful case settlement.
• Staton v. Elite Auto Logistics, Inc. (M.D. Fla.): In July 2018, Cohen Milstein successfully settled this personal injury and negligence lawsuit against Elite Auto Logistics, Inc. The complaint alleged that the driver of Elite Auto Logistics tractor trailer truck was driving in an unsafe manner and his negligence caused an accident and the subsequent disabling injuries to our client.

Additionally, Mr. Razavi initiated the investigation and discovery of a major nation-wide vehicle airbag defect resulting in the filing of a subsequent class action against the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, in which he was selected to the Interim Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee.

Mr. Razavi has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America (2019, 2020, 2021) for Personal Injury Litigation. He is annually distinguished by Florida Super Lawyers (2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021) and Florida Trend Magazine (2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021), and Palm Beach Illustrated. Mr. Razavi is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Razavi is also a frequent writer and speaker. His articles have been published in Florida Justice Association’s (FJA) Journal and the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal involving a variety of issues, including preservation of evidence, fighting against large corporations, as well as defective guardrail and roadway design.  Annually, Mr. Razavi is invited to speak at FJA seminars, including “Identifying and Developing Roadway and Guardrail Defect Claims” at FJA’s Advanced Trial Skills seminars, as well as speaking about the Use of Technology in litigation for the Palm Beach County Justice Association. In addition to his private practice, Mr. Razavi proudly serves the legal and local community, holding several prominent Palm Beach County Bar Association roles, including being appointed Co-Chair for the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Annual Bench Bar Conference in 2016 and an elected Board Member for the Palm Beach County Justice Association from 2015 through 2019.

Mr. Razavi graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in International Business and Business Economics. He received his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and was a Merit Scholarship recipient.