Tort Defense and Dispute Resolution in Southern California
For nearly 30 years, the trial attorneys of Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt have helped small businesses, major corporations, liability insurers and public bodies manage the defense of tort claims. To learn how our experience with the investigation and defense of personal injury cases and other tort claims can benefit you and your organization, contact us in Los Angeles.
Our first goal in tort defense is to make an accurate assessment of your exposure. Is your company or agency legally responsible for another's losses? Can the plaintiff prove the damages claimed? Can you look to a third party for contribution or indemnification? What's the reasonable settlement value of the claim? How much will it cost to present an effective defense at trial?
With answers to these questions in hand, you'll be in a strong position to define your own litigation objectives, and we'll work with you to develop the strategies that are designed to achieve them. We can work toward a settlement within predetermined limits or aim for a defense verdict at trial, depending on your immediate goals and long-term interests.
Our defense team can advise you about the best ways to resolve serious adverse claims and protect your interests as necessary in court. Examples of the tort defense matters we handle include:
- Private passenger vehicle accident claims
- Commercial vehicle and truck accident claims
- Premises liability cases from slip-and-fall accidents at retail properties to negligent security claims against bars and restaurants
- Tort claims covered under commercial general liability insurance
- Personal injury claims against municipalities or public agencies, including cities, counties, school districts, police departments, airports and harbors
- Employment law claims, including wage and hour complaints, race and age discrimination, and sexual harassment
- Civil rights claims and Section 1983 complaints
- Non-injury tort claims such as defamation, fraud or material misrepresentation
We represent liability insurers, large corporations, small businesses and public entities. We also advise clients about the scope and effect of their insurance coverage for defense and indemnification of tort claims.
For additional information about the scope of our tort defense practice, contact a lawyer at Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt in Los Angeles.
Partners of the firm engaged in tort defense include Rickey Ivie, Robert H. McNeill Jr., W. Keith Wyatt, Eulanda L. Matthews, Byron Purcell, Rupert Byrdsong along with associates Jennifer Jacobs, Allison Bracy, Teresa Hillery, Davida Frieman, Wendy Wu and Diana Taing.
