Douglas B. Cannon has over 30 years of experience in complex litigation with an emphasis on product liability, intellectual property and antitrust law.
He handles cases involving wrongful death and other catastrophic injuries resulting from defective products such as watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, cars, snowmobiles, trucks, recreational products, medical devices, heavy equipment and household products. Doug also has experience working on intellectual property issues involving patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks and is experienced the areas of antitrust and unfair competition.
When managing complex litigation cases, Doug is able to draw on the expertise of Fabian VanCott attorneys skilled in the firm’s core competency areas. He has tried cases before juries in both state and federal courts.
Doug graduated magna cum laude from the University of Utah, where he earned a bachelor of arts in business and economics. He graduated with honors from Duke University Law School, where he was style editor for the journal Law and Contemporary Problems. Doug is admitted to practice in state and federal courts for Utah and Idaho, as well as the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Catastrophic Personal Injury
- Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
- Industrial Accidents
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Road Construction Accidents
- Slip & Fall/Premises Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Litigation, Trials & Appeals
- Personal Injury
Professional History
- Member, Product Liability Jury Instruction Subcommittee, 2004-Present
- Member, Utah State Bar Character Fitness Committee, 2001-2011
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell
- Recognized as Legal Elite in the field of Product Liability, Utah Business Magazine
- Recognized as Super Lawyer in the field of Product Liability, Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine
- Director, Fabian VanCott Board of Directors, 1996-1998, 2000, 2002 & 2005
- Admitted to the Utah State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Utah (1984); U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1991); Idaho State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho (1994); U.S. Supreme Court (2003)
Representative Projects:
- Product Liability – Doug has represented many clients in catastrophic injury cases arising from product liability. These cases involve a wide variety of products, including watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, cars, snowmobiles, trucks, recreational products, medical devices, heavy equipment and household products.
- Antitrust and Unfair Competition
- Intellectual Property
- Commercial Litigation
- Patent Litigation
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Copyright Litigation
- Trademark Litigation/Trademark Prosecution
Education
- J.D., Duke University Law School, with honors, 1984
- Law and Contemporary Problems, Style Editor (1983-84), Staff Member (1982-83)
- B.A., in Business-Economics, University of Utah, Magna Cum Laude, 1981
- Honorary Scholastic Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
Recognition and Awards
- Member, Product Liability Jury Instruction Subcommittee, 2004-Present
- Member, Utah State Bar Character Fitness Committee, 2001-2011
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell
- Recognized as Legal Elite in the field of Product Liability, Utah Business Magazine
- Recognized as Super Lawyer in the field of Product Liability, Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine
- Director, Fabian VanCott Board of Directors, 1996-1998, 2000, 2002 & 2005
- Admitted to the Utah State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Utah (1984); U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1991); Idaho State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho (1994); U.S. Supreme Court (2003)
