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- General Litigation - defense in civil litigation, including products and premises
liability as well as commercial, insurance and administrative litigation.
- The firm has undertaken the defense of general liability
lawsuits that arose, or were litigated, or both, in each of the
jurisdictions we serve, i.e., the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland.
These included a wide variety of matters, ranging from motor vehicle to commercial
premises, construction, fire, toxic tort, and products liability claims.
- As our client list demonstrates, the firm has provided services to numerous major
commercial casualty insurers. In addition, we have been retained directly by major
corporations to defend various tort claims and employment matters.
- All members of the firm are predominantly engaged in the defense of civil litigation.
- Specialized Litigation - the firm defends civil cases in appellate,
environmental, employment, insurance coverage, police and governmental liability,
professional liability (including the defense of doctors, lawyers, and accountants),
rental car litigation, workers' compensation, and other areas.
- Appellate - in the appellate courts, both state and federal, in the three
jurisdictions, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States.
- Environmental - defense of environmental and toxic tort claims for bodily injury
and property damage involving asbestos, petrochemicals, and other regulated substances.
- Jordan Coyne & Savits, L.L.P. has litigation experience in a wide variety of
environmental/toxic tort claims, and related insurance coverage litigation.
- The firm has served as liability defense counsel in claims involving exposure to
asbestos, benzene, chlordane and other toxic substances.
- The firm was selected to provide regional representation to entities such as The
Manville Personal Injury Trust, and Orkin. The firm has also served a number of
insurers directly in insurance coverage litigation throughout the mid-Atlantic and
Southeast region on CERCLA and other environmental liability claims.
- Representative clients in environmental litigation matters have included Aetna, American
International Group, Fireman's Fund, Royal and Zurich
North America.
- Employment Law - representing employers in discrimination, wrongful termination,
harassment and other matters involving the employment relationship
- Insurance Coverage - representation of insurance carriers in coverage disputes
with insureds, including environmental contamination claims.
- The firm has provided numerous written coverage opinions in areas such as professional
liability insurance and commercial general liability insurance.
- The firm has represented insurers in declaratory judgment actions against insureds and
other insurers.
- The firm has served as regional coverage counsel for environmental claims for Fortune
500 companies.
- Police & Governmental Liability - defense of claims against police
departments, individual police officers, governmental agencies and officials, cities and
other jurisdictions.
- Professional Liability Defense - attorneys, physicians, podiatrists, dentists, nurses,
medical laboratories, hospitals, other health care providers, architects, engineers,
accountants, real estate brokers/agents, insurance agents, travel agents.
- Jordan Coyne & Savits L.L.P. has defended
professional liability cases in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
- The firm has handled litigation involving virtually every kind of professional.
Specifically, the firm has represented clients in professional liability litigation
involving lawyers, accountants, engineers, architects, real estate appraisers, doctors,
and even travel agents. During the course of representing clients in this area of
the law, the firm has developed experience with RICO, securities litigation, the duties of
accountants and lawyers to third parties, professional codes of conduct and scores of
substantive issues underlying the exercise of professional responsibilities and judgment.
- The firm is on the approved panel of defense counsel for many of the professional
liability insurers who are active in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Many
such insurers will honor an insured's preference among panel counsel.
- Rental Car Litigation - defense of first party and third party personal injury
claims in both local and multi-jurisdictional contexts.
- Workers' Compensation - defense of claims before all administrative agencies and
courts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
- Over the years, the firm has devoted considerable resources to serving employers and
their insurers in defending claims for workers' compensation benefits.
- With the extensive experience -- developed over time - we have been able to hone the
skill level of the attorneys handling the cases as well as participate in numerous
precedent setting cases, particularly in the District of Columbia.
- Arbitrations/Mediations
- With his many years of experience as an attorney, coupled with his prior years as a
claims handler for a major insurance company, Jim Jordan has the level of experience
suited for alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") activities.
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