- Cost Predictability Combined with Strategic, Aggressive Patent Prosecution is Key to Successful Global Patent Portfolio Management
Where we started: Our client, a multinational developer and manufacturer of specialty chemicals, ranks among the top three product suppliers, and in one case the top product supplier, in the world in its primary business segments. The company demands excellence in the crafting of its patent procurement strategy and global patent procurement activities, to protectMore
- Knowing the Intricacies of State Law Made the Difference in Obtaining Dismissal of a Disability Discrimination Charge
Where we started: Our client, a national chemical manufacturing company, had an employee with multiple and recurring performance issues. He also had a complicated medical history which included episodes of mental illness. Though these incidents required absence from work for medical treatment, his physician routinely released him to resume work without any limitations. After theMore
- Responsiveness and knowing the unique needs of a closely held family business provided the steadying hand needed to complete a business sale and transition plan for the family and the purchaser
Where we started: Our client – a highly successful, family-owned, specialized defense industry manufacturer – was approached by one of its vendors who expressed strong interest in purchasing the business. Our strategy – plus more: We recognize that the needs of family-owned businesses differ – often in significant ways – from those of investor-owned andMore
- Quick and Complex Cross-Border Work Led to Successful Mediation
Where we started: Our client, a European manufacturer, faced personal injury and wrongful death litigation arising from an accident involving a large piece of container handling equipment at the Port of New Orleans. The client called the mobile phone of one of our product liability lawyers asking if we could help locate a forklift expert.More
- Creative Lawyering Surmounts a Unique Challenge in Collision Trial
Where we started: Our client, a multinational automobile manufacturer, was sued by the family of a teenage girl who died in an accident involving a vehicle made by the manufacturer. Beyond the facts of the case – a rear-end collision and post-collision fire – the case was complicated by the fact that the girl was theMore
- Quick and Skillful Engagement with Regulators Prevented a Potential $1 Million Fine
Where we started: Our client, a manufacturer and supplier from outside Louisiana, came to us when the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors cited them for acting as a contractor without a license and hiring unlicensed contractors on a $10 million+ contract. The investigation and citation arose from a jilted bidder filing an administrative complaint as wellMore
- Invoking the “Government Contractor Defense” Resulted in Summary Judgment in Favor of Military Aircraft Manufacturer
Where we started: Our client was sued by the family of a U.S. Marine killed in the crash of a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft during a training exercise in Hawaii. The Osprey is a multi-mission military aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing and short takeoff and landing capabilities. It is designed to combine theMore
- Early Motion Practice in State Court Resolves Private Aircraft Crash Lawsuit
Where we started: The case involved a single-engine aircraft crash that killed both the pilot and his passenger. The resulting multi-defendant litigation comprised two separate cases and included wrongful death and survival claims brought by the surviving family members who sought actual and punitive damages in excess of $100 million. Our strategy – plus more:More
