Practice Areas & Industries: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Complex, widely publicized personal injury cases threaten businesses not only with the prospect of an expensive verdict but also with a potentially disastrous diversion from the organization’s commercial focus. Especially vulnerable are mid-sized companies, which have made great sacrifices to grow their businesses and are looking to do more. These and other organizations understand the value of sophisticated advice on how to effectively manage these cases.

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At Hinshaw, we routinely litigate high-profile actions involving assault; automobile, aviation and construction site accidents; medical malpractice; pharmaceutical and medical devices; premises liability; product liability; wrongful death; and other tort claims. We also defend clients in lawsuits arising out of alleged violations of federal and state regulations and statutes. Our clients include distributors, manufacturers, property owners and other business entities

We also engage in all forms of alternative dispute resolution and mediation. When early resolution is unachievable, we litigate in trial and appellate courts at both the state and federal levels.

Construction Litigation
Our Construction Law Group attorneys have handled nearly every type of construction-related personal injury case. Because of this experience and our record of excellence, we serve as defense counsel for several companies in major catastrophic cases involving loss of life or serious property damage. Also, due to our long history of dealing with insurance companies and claims adjusters, we are well-equipped to handle coverage issues and settlement negotiations.

Medical Malpractice
Ours is among a handful of law firms with considerable national depth in medical malpractice. The firm includes more than 60 accomplished attorneys who specialize in handling medical malpractice matters nationally. Assisted by our clinically experienced nurse consultants, they build strong technical and comprehensive defenses for the firm’s clients. Our medical malpractice attorneys are also well-connected with the best experts in the country and team with them to get quality results.

Through the use of aggressive litigation tactics, or sound negotiations, we seek to minimize or eliminate the immediate and long-term economic effects of malpractice claims. Our clients include dentists, large health systems, hospitals, nurses, nurse midwives, nursing homes, chiropractors, mental health institutions and professionals, osteopaths, pathologists, pharmacists, physicians and physician groups.

Products Liability Litigation
Our national products liability litigation defense practice is known and respected across the United States. We have extensive experience in a variety of products and industries. In addition to individual products liability cases, we frequently defend products liability class actions and multidistrict litigation. We are also skilled in all phases of the regulatory litigation procedures and in negotiating with agencies and prosecutors.

Key areas of concentration include: cranes and aerial devices, drugs and medical devices, industrial machinery and veterinary pharmaceuticals and biologics.

Transportation
Hinshaw represents clients in the airline, bus, common carrier, freight forwarder, railroad, steamship and trucking businesses, including shippers’s agents and brokers and insurers covering transportation companies. We have successfully completed hundreds of jury trials in the transportation field, including FELA cases.

Our transportation attorneys are highly experienced in handling catastrophic tort and other litigation. Cases that we routinely handle involve:

• Cargo claims
• Contractual disputes
• Employment and labor law matters
• Environmental claims
• Freight claims
• Insurance disputes
• Tort-related issues