Areas of Practice
| Construction |
Insurance | Employment |
| Environmental/Environmental Insurance Coverage |
| Personal Injury, Maritime and Jones Act, Medical Malpractice, Libel & Trade Libel |
| Commercial/Real Estate/Business Dissolution & Valuation/Franchise
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| Intellectual Property | Securities, Commodities,
Options, Derivatives
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Construction
- Construction defect, product liability, and professional negligence claims
involving residential long-term care facility. CA, 42 parties, $60
million.
- Post-completion action for extras, delay and impact damages, professional
negligence regarding university laboratory facility. CA, 8 parties,
$6 million.
- Delay and impact damages claim brought by general contractor and subcontractors
against owner/public entity arising from the construction of underground
utilities and school project. AK, 3 parties, $2-3 million.
- Construction defect, product liability and professional negligence claims
arising from alleged pre-mature deterioration of roof system components
in multi-building retirement community. CA, 7 parties, $1+million.
- Construction defect and professional negligence claims involving highrise
condominium development. CA, 10 parties, $3.7 million.
- Construction defect, product liability and professional negligence claims
involving multiple units in residential housing development. CA,
9 parties, $3 million.
- Construction defect and professional
negligence claims involving multi-story commercial structure. CA, 5 parties,
$1.5 million.
- Construction defect, professional negligence,
and business devastation counter-claims arising from construction of university
research facility. WA, 8 parties, $4.5 million.
- Construction defect, professional negligence
and product liability claims arising from construction of single-family residential
property. CA, 18 parties, $ 1.6 million.
- Construction, design defect claims re condominium project. CA,
9 parties, $6 million.
- Construction defect, delay & impact claims against builder of residential
property. CA, 2 parties, $6-figures.
- Delay & impact damages claims brought against environmental testing
laboratory. CA, 2 parties, $6 -figures.
- Multiple-party/multiple-insurer construction defect case involving residential
subdivision. Claimed defects relating to framing, windows, plastering, and
concrete. CA, 6 parties, $2.5 million.
- Product liability action by owner of high-rise commercial buildings against
manufacturer and installer of blown-on fire retardant insulation. Counterclaims
by installer for non-payment. CA, 3 parties, $150k.
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Insurance
- Multiple bad faith and underlying claims cases, typically
involving coverage and Cumis counsel issues. CA, typically 3 parties,
$seven figures + exemplary damages.
- Complex multiple-party/multiple-insurer construction
defect case involving residential subdivision, with complex contractual defenses
asserted by insurers vis-a-vis policyholders, inter-carrier apportionment
disputes, Cumis issues, as well as filed and threatened bad faith claims
by insured’s. CA, 34 parties, $2.5 million + exemplary damages.
- Complex business dissolution, slander and liable case,
with complex contractual defenses and claims for reimbursement by insurers,
as well as bad-faith claims by insureds. CA, 3 parties, $4 million + exemplary
damages.
- First party bad faith claims against insurer for refusal
to reimburse insured for settlement monies paid with knowledge/approval of
insurer. CA, 2 parties, $7-figures compensatory damages.
- Professional liability claims against managing agent
of insolvent insurer. CA, 4 parties, $700K + exemplary damages.
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Employment
- Constructive termination and sexual harassment claims by departmental
director against employer. CA, 3 parties, $7-figure compensatory
+ exemplary damages.
- Sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and related contract claims against
company and manager(s). CA, 4 parties, $7-figure compensatory +
exemplary damages.
- Race discrimination and sexual harassment claims by independent contractors
against parent company/employer. CA, 9 parties, $6-figure compensatory
+ exemplary damages.
- Reverse discrimination (race) claims arising from purported reduction
in forces. CA, 5 parties, $7- figures + punitives.
- Sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and related tort and contract claims
by executive against employer. CA, 3 parties, $7-figure compensatory
+ exemplary damages.
- Sex discrimination, constructive discharge,
failure to promote claims against supervising managers and employer. CA,
4 parties, $7-figure compensatory + exemplary damages.
- Age discrimination/breach of covenant
of good faith and fair dealing claims, employee vs. employer. CA, 2 parties,
$6-figure compensatory + exemplary damages.
- Disability discrimination/constructive termination claims. CA,
2 parties, $6 figures.
- Doctor vs. HMO, wrongful exclusion from plan; impact damages. CA,
3 parties, $7 figures.
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Environmental/Environmental Insurance Coverage
- Remediation of soil and groundwater
pollution from USTs, and indemnification from EPA and third party claims.
OR, 8 parties, $7-figure compensatory damages.
- First party bad faith claims against
carrier for refusal to reimburse policyholder for settlement monies paid with
knowledge/approval of carrier. CA, 2 parties, $7-figures compensatory damages.
- Remediation cost claims by landowner
against refiner re ruptured oil pipeline. CA, 3 parties, $450,000.
Personal Injury, Maritime and
Jones Act, Medical Malpractice, Libel & Trade Libel
- Governmental tort liability claims
resulting from injuries to plaintiffs as a result of roadway design and construction.
CA, 9 parties, $2.5 million + exemplary.
- Product liability claims resulting
from open-head brain injury & resultant quadriplegia. CA, 3 parties,
$7 figures compensatory + exemplary .
- Multiple oil-drilling platform injury cases w/significant injuries. AK,
multi-parties, $ six -seven figures.
- Medical malpractice re delayed diagnosis
and treatment of cancer. CA, 2 parties, $1.5 million.
- Medical malpractice re misprescription
of drug(s) and adverse reaction. CA, 2 parties, $200K.
- Product liability and related workers
compensation claims resulting from exposure to malfunctioning scientific instrument.
CA, 3 parties, $700,000.
- Mining injury/negligence case, with
permanent hip injury and sexual dysfunction claims. 4 parties, $3 million.
- Governmental tort claims/premises liability
re brain-injured plaintiff. CA, 3 parties, $400K +.
- Trade libel/defamation and professional negligence claims against governmental
entity and consulting professionals arising from actions taken in respect
to internal personnel investigation and procedures. CA, 3 parties,
$ six figures.
- Negligence, ultra-hazardous activity claims against petroleum refiner
for injuries arising from workplace exposure to toxic materials. CA,
2 parties, $ six figures + exemplary.
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Commercial/Real Estate/Business
Dissolution & Valuation/Franchise
- Breach of contract, fraud in conveyance,
professional negligence relating to transfer of residential property. CA,
5 parties, $100,000.
- Dissolution of partnership, embezzlement,
valuation of assets. CA, 2 parties, $7 figures +.
- Commercial LL/T dispute involving longterm
triple-net lease. CA, 2 parties, $500K +.
- Breach of exclusive franchise claims
brought against franchisor. CA, 3 parties, $7 figures +.
Intellectual Property
- Copyright, trade secrets, breach of
licensing claims between competing hardware and software product developers.
CA, 2 parties, $4 million.
- Trade secrets claims by employer vs. employee re proprietary industry
data. CA, 2 parties, $ six figures.
- Breach of trademark licensing agreement
involving mass market consumer food-products. CA, 2 parties, $2 million
+ exemplary damages.
- Breach of copyright and art distribution and licensing agreement. CA,
4 parties, $ six figures.
- Breach of agency and fine art distribution agreement. CA, 2 parties,
$ six figures.
Securities, Commodities, Options, Derivatives
- Concilium provides mediation services through
the National Futures Association’s dispute resolution program for trading-related
disputes involving claims of more than $100,000. Chicago, IL.
- Securities fraud claims relating to
exercise of stock buyout agreement. CA, 2 parties, $4 million + exemplary.