Mr. Battle's primary areas of practice are workers' compensation, employment relations and counseling, product liability litigation, and commercial litigation.
Representative Experience
· Defense of employers in workers' compensation claims related to workplace injuries, occupational disease, occupational pneumoconiosis and hearing loss
· Advise employers on leave policies and other employment-related matters
· Defense of employer deliberate intent, toxic tort and product liability matters in state and federal courts
· Defense of employment discrimination claims in federal and state courts, including age, gender, race and disability discrimination, and harassment cases
· Defense and trial of administrative claims before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
· Negotiate successful mediation of wrongful employment discharge, employment contract disputes and premises liability cases
· Trial experience in corporate premises liability defense, medical malpractice defense matters and employment discrimination matters
· Represent financial institutions and loan servicing companies in federal and state courts regarding federal and state banking laws, consumer credit and protection, TILA, and Regulation Z
Affiliations
· The National Workers' Compensation Defense Network, a nationwide network of law firms practicing in workers' compensation
· American Bar Association, TIPS, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, Member
· West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation Committee
· West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation OOJ Procedural Rules Subcommittee
· Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, West Virginia Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
· West Virginia Defense Trial Council, Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee, Member
Awards and Distinctions
· Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Workers' Compensation Law
· Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board
Community Involvement
· Hospice Foundation of West Virginia, President
· Kanawha Hospice Care, Past President, Board of Directors