Mr. Arbogast's primary areas of practice are litigation, asbestos litigation, deliberate intent, toxic tort, product liability, medical monitoring, and mass tort litigation.

Bar Admissions
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia

Education

• West Virginia University, B.A., Political Science, 1997
• West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 2000
• Trial Advocacy Institute, University of Virginia, 2006

Significant Accomplishments

Representing clients in complex toxic tort and mass consolidation cases

Defending clients in litigation matters in state and federal courts in West Virginia and Pennsylvania

Litigating cases before West Virginia's Mass Litigation Panel

Experience in aviation-related matters, including advising clients on Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) record-keeping, post-accident investigations, and insurance claims and negotiation

Litigating cases to verdict in state courts

Defending clients against personal injury, wrongful death and products liability claims, including deliberate intent and premise liability lawsuits in toxic tort litigation

Representing a manufacturing client in FAA airspace safety negotiations related to construction at facility

Defending manufacturers, suppliers, employers and premise owners in asbestos litigation in West Virginia since 2005

 

Professional Activities and Experience

Distinctions

• Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Litigation: Mass Torts
• Nominated by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star