Veatch Carlson, LLP, Attorneys at Law, has been in practice since 1950 representing clients in following areas:

major practice areas

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  Public Entity Tort Liability, Municipal Entity Representation & Public Transportation

  Our firm has been representing municipalities and other governmental entities, such as the MTA and County of Los Angeles, for many years in many capacities including advisory support, litigation, consultation and trial. Specialty areas include liability defense, bus and rail transit accident cases, and dangerous conditions of public property. We also have represented municipal entities in matters such as municipal entity defense, planning, and public liability.

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  Catastrophic Injury Defense

  The firm has experienced trial attorneys who have distinct expertise in the catastrophic injury arena and have obtained outstanding results utilizing the appropriate and best qualified medical and liability experts for each case’s unique circumstances. We understand that the best path to potential early resolution of these complex cases is to early on design an effective and efficient trial strategy.

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  Products Liability

  This facet of our practice includes products liability litigation based on design and/or manufacturing defect and failure to warn. We have significant experience in cases involving negligent design, manufacturing, or repair, in both minor and major product liability cases. The philosophy of the practice group is that prompt investigation, judgment, decisiveness, relevant expert consultation, and an elevated understanding of the relevant law go hand in hand with decisions as to whether a particular case should go to trial or be resolved early.

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  Intellectual Property

  In today’s business environment, intellectual property often comprises the most valuable asset in a company’s portfolio. Intellectual property litigation has rapidly moved to the forefront of Veatch Carlson’s expertise. The seasoned litigators in our intellectual property department bring years of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in sophisticated and complex disputes, including trademark and copyright infringement, counterfeiting, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, defamation, and trade libel. The Firm’s intellectual property attorneys are dedicated to learning the client’s business, focusing on the crucial issues in a given dispute, and positioning the client for the most favorable business resolution possible.

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  California B&P Code 17200, 17500 and CLRA Claims

  The firm’s consumer law practice group continues to stay ahead of the curve in defense of the Plaintiffs’ Bar’s ever increasing use of and creativity in prosecuting statutory “consumer” protection claims. The firm’s detailed knowledge of the evolving law on the relevant consumer related statutory schemes helps devise early resolution or defeat of these claims so as to not allow the incurrence of attorney fees to drive the litigation.

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  Premises Liability

  Whether simple slip and falls or complex third party criminal act cases, our attorneys understand that the essence of premises liability law is dangerous conditions and notice. From this starting point, and through the use of the most experienced experts in the field, Veatch Carlson has exhibited tremendous success in defending these cases; often by way of dispositive motions for summary judgment.

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  Construction Site Accidents

  The firm represents landowners, general contractors and subcontractors in construction site injury lawsuits arising from the condition of the land and/or the work performed on it. Our success is optimized by fully understanding the relevant law (i.e. Privette and its progeny) and focusing the litigation towards potential dispositive motion resolution where appropriate.

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  Appellate/Law & Motion

  Our litigation experience ranges from large, complex matters involving multiple parties and jurisdictions to smaller, straightforward disputes. Our appellate and law and motion practice group attorneys have successfully briefed and argued countless cases covering the full range of our litigation practice before federal and state trial and appellate courts, achieving significant results for our clients. As a result of this specialized expertise, Veatch Carlson has experienced a high success rate with motions for summary judgment/summary adjudication, writs and appeals.

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  Motor Vehicle Liability/Uninsured Motorist

  We handle all accident cases involving general liability, Uninsured Motorist and Underinsured Motorist. Our motor vehicle liability specialists have the ability to analyze a case early on for optimum outcome.

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  Workers’ Compensation

  Our firm represents both employers and insurers in workers’ compensation claims. Our attorneys are knowledgeable in all areas, including AOE/COE, apportionment, rating, credit rights, penalties, appellate litigation, and uninsured policies.

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  Employment Defense

  Our firm has represented and defended varied clients in both Federal and State Courts within the field of employment litigation. Our attorneys have extensive experience with employment litigation, including the defense of wrongful termination, discrimination and sexual harassment allegations, and have handled a broad array of matters from the administrative arena (FEHA complaints) to the Supreme Court.

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  Business Litigation and Transactional Matters

  The firm also represents individuals and businesses in breach of contract, fraud, and business tort matters. In addition, our attorneys are knowledgeable in business transactional matters, including the drafting and reviewing of leases and contracts, corporate governance, and real estate transactions.

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  Professional Liability Defense

  The firm offers its clients a team of skilled attorneys and healthcare specialists, with extensive experience in healthcare professional liability litigation, medical and dental malpractice defense, legal malpractice defense, and real estate errors and omissions defense. The expertise of team members ranges from litigation, including physicians’ and nurses’ liability, to that involving dental and medical malpractice litigation, as well as institutional liability.

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  Construction Defect

  The attorneys in this practice group specialize in the representation of a broad spectrum of individuals and businesses at the owner/developer, general contractor, design professional, and subcontractor levels. The cases vary in both size and complexity. Our construction practice includes resolving claims and disputes, permits and code enforcement issues. Since the complexity, exposure and size of construction defect cases can easily expand beyond original expectations, mediation is aggressively pursued to help resolve these cases as quickly as possible. However, when necessary, our attorneys are strong advocates for our clients in the litigation and trial of construction-related claims.

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  Insurance Coverage

  The attorneys involved in our Insurance Coverage Group have vast knowledge and experience with regard to litigation, arbitration and mediation of insurance coverage disputes involving general liability, fiduciary responsibility, excess, umbrella, and first-party policies, in addition to matters relating to life, health and disability coverage. Our insurance industry clients benefit from a cross-departmental team of professionals dedicated to finding solutions and developing proactive approaches to the challenges and issues facing the insurance industry today. Our full-service insurance counsel provides legal services in an expeditious and cost-efficient manner, with an emphasis on responsiveness.

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  Medical Malpractice

  We have extensive experience defending cases alleging malpractice or misconduct against physicians, hospitals, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, individual practice associations, and private medical groups. Our attorneys understand the complex nature and unique language of the healthcare industry. Specific attorneys are matched with specific clients to insure continuity and service the quality control of the overall work product. We likewise employ all reasonable measures to keep costs and fees to the minimum necessary to aggressively and effectively defend our healthcare clients.

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  Transportation Litigation Group

  Veatch Carlson has extensive experience and knowledge in defending transportation related claims involving catastrophic loss from multiple vehicle collisions; wrongful death; and serious personal injury cases. In addition to automobile accidents, we defend major interstate and intrastate carriers in accidents involving tractor-trailers and large transports. Our 24 hour accident response team demonstrates our commitment to […]