Eric Combs is a member of Jorden Burt's Litigation practice group, focusing on financial services litigation. He has significant experience defending insurance and financial services clients in state and federal class actions and regulatory proceedings. Mr. Combs' practice spans several substantive areas, including litigation involving sales practices, RICO, lender-placed insurance, and unfair competition and deceptive trade practices claims. Representative Matters · Negrete v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. America, No. 05-6838, 2011 2909246 (C.D. Cal. July 18, 2011) (striking plaintiffs' partial motion for summary judgment and barring plaintiffs from alleging unpled UCL claims) · Mooney v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., 2010 WL 419962 (D. Minn. 2010) (defense jury verdict following three week trial in 350,000-member sales practices class action) Speeches and Publications · Contributor to annual updates to Handbook on ERISA Litigation (3d ed.) · Contributor to ALI-ABA "Recent Developments in Annuity Enforcement Actions and Litigation" (2007, 2008) · Frequent Contributor, Expect Focus Professional Affiliations · Member, American Bar Association · Member, New York State Bar Association · Member, Georgetown University Law Center Small/Medium Firm Advisory Committee · Member, Middleburg, Virginia Town Planning Commission |