About Us
Value Added
- A team of attorneys with extensive trial experience who manage cases with both practicality and an in-depth understanding of their clients’ goals;
- A nationwide network of local counsel who have proven their abilities through years of efficient handling of cases for LMC with excellent results;
- Maintenance of a state of the art electronic database of all pleadings, medical records, correspondence, emails and other documents in all cases that provides our clients with peace of mind through immediate 24/7 – 365 access to the status of all lawsuits and claims through a web based system;
- Pre-lawsuit investigation of claims involving major injuries and other potential substantial repercussions that ensures protection of the attorney-client privilege and the availability of key witnesses when needed in the future;
- Identification and analysis of the ever expanding stable of tactics used by the well organized plaintiffs’ bar and development of strategies to best combat them;
- Ensuring that positions taken in lawsuits throughout the Country are consistent so as to avoid not only embarrassment but potential sanctions;
- Evaluation of trends in lawsuits from a risk management perspective to identify potential improvements in safety practices that will result in fewer lawsuits and claims in the future;
- Direct mock trials in cases with major exposure in order to assess the potential risks and benefits of taking such cases to trial.
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.