Practice Areas
Environmental – Toxic Tort
LMC has aided in the development of defense strategies in individual toxic torts such as mold infestation on behalf of major clients, including the coordination and development of the company story, product testing, discovery responses, preparing company witnesses for deposition and trial testimony, identifying and preparing experts regarding various issues including “state-of-the-art” and medical defenses, demonstrative exhibits for trial presentation, jury focus group research, and mock trial presentations to evaluate trial strategies in cases with significant exposure.
Recent Accomplishments
Hawkins v. KFC, General District Court, City of Norfolk, Virginia, Case No. GV 11-050098-00
Defendant’s verdict. September, 2012. The plaintiff alleged a food borne illness causing permanent brain injury. Litigation Management Counsel coordinated a discovery strategy that resulted in the plaintiff ultimately being unable to establish causation at trial.
News
February 13, 2013
The 2d DCA ruled that it was proper to subpoena Dr. Scott Katzman's surgery center internal cost structure information as it was relevant to establishing a claim of unreasonableness of charges for medical services. The 2d DCA remanded the case to the trial court to conduct an in camera review to determine if the documents were protected as trade secrets and if so, to enter an appropriate confidentiality order.