Young, Tyson A.

John Yarber's practice focuses on defending national clients in product liability litigation. He has been extensively involved in representing R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in smoking and health litigation in Florida as well as in handling cases for Reynolds throughout the Southeast and Puerto Rico. John's representation of Reynolds has included a one-month trial in South Carolina and five month-long trials in Florida where he worked extensively with medical and scientific expert witnesses.

Recently, John has focused on coordinating Reynolds' defense in 9,000 individual smoker lawsuits filed around the state of Florida as a result of the Florida Supreme Court's decertification of the Engle class action lawsuit. In March 2009, John was a member of the trial team that obtained a complete defense verdict in favor of Reynolds in Gelep v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the first "Engle progeny" case tried against Reynolds. John also recently obtained a summary judgment in favor of Rohm and Haas Company in a contract dispute in the Northern District of Georgia.

John is a member of the Georgia Bar and Florida Bar. Since 2000, John has coauthored the Georgia chapter of the Product Liability Desk Reference: A Fifty-State Compendium. He has been selected as one of "Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars" numerous times. He served as a mentor in the Georgia Bar's inaugural Transition Into Law Practice Program from 2006 to 2007 and a barrister for the Bleckley Inn of Court at the Georgia State University School of Law from 2001 to 2003.