Areas of Practice

 

Insurance Defense

Property and Casualty

Healthcare Law

Products and Liability

Environmental and Toxic Tort

Construction

Business and Employment Litigation

Errors and Omissions

Offshore and Marine

 

Insurance Defense
We represent a broad spectrum of national and international insurers in state and federal courts throughout Louisiana in litigation at the trial and appellate levels. We counsel insurers providing the following types of coverage:

  • Comprehensive general liability
  • Medical Malpractice Defense of Physicians, Hospitals and Nursing
  • Property and casualty
  • Environmental and toxic Substances
  • Umbrella and Excess
  • Errors and Omissions
  • Auto-transportation LA
  • Automobile and vehicular liability and uninsured motorist
  • Directors’ and Officers’ liability
  • Fidelity and Surety Bond
  • Homeowner and Standard Fire
  • MEL, Protection & Indemnity
  • Owner/Landlord/Tenant
  • Professional Malpractice for Architects, Attorneys, Engineers, and other professionals
  • Surplus Lines and Reinsurance
Property and Casualty
We defend clients against personal injury, wrongful death, libel, slander, strict liability, and other tort lawsuits.  We litigate cases involving all aspects of casualty and property defense including transportation, construction, mold, asbestos, liquor liability and maritime personal injury matters.  We provide coverage opinions, coverage defense and liability defense.
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Healthcare Law
We defend healthcare practitioners, hospitals and nursing homes in Medical Review Panel proceedings, Medical Malpractice Litigation in State and Federal Court and provide counsel for proceedings before licensing boards. We represent healthcare management and facility management relative to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurer billing practices.
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Products Liability
We represent manufacturers, industry associations and insurance carriers in  defending  against a broad variety of lawsuits concerning products, equipment, and consumer goods including claims for personal injury, property damage and business interruption.
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Environmental and Toxic Tort
We represent clients in environmental regulation compliance and litigation involving groundwater contamination,  chemical waste,  toxic torts, lead paint, mold, and asbestos.  These matters include remediation as well as injuries due to exposure.
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Construction
We represent contractors, design professionals, and insurers in claims involving defective workmanship, construction defects, design defects and mold damage/remediation.
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Business and Employment Litigation
We defend corporate clients and employers in employment litigation in State and Federal Court, before administrative agencies and in arbitration.  We also represent insurers and plan administrators in ERISA benefits litigation.
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Errors and Omissions
We defend professional malpractice claims made against architects, real estate professionals, and design professionals.
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Offshore and Marine
We represent oil field service companies, contractors, and consultants against claims in state waters and in the Gulf of Mexico.  We also defend personal injury and property damage claims against marine employers and against vessel operators.
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