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PRACTICES & INDUSTRIES

While our firm is best known for defending automobile manufacturers, our lawyers counsel an array of Global 500 clients in high-stakes, national litigation in a range of industries.

General Liability Litigation

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Attorneys in our general liability litigation practice group have extensive experience with legal and business issues including personal injury, property damage, premises liability and economic loss. Representing insurance companies, private businesses, and governmental entities, our years of experience gained through a defense-directed practice allow us to quickly and correctly analyze issues, risks, and exposures for litigation. We anticipate and vigorously defend claims for damages, including class actions and multi-party, multi-jurisdictional matters. Whether in discovery, deposition, or trial, we aggressively protect our clients' interests by putting in the necessary preparation, asking hard questions, and revealing the weaknesses in our opponent's position.

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE.
  • Apr 26, 2023
    Dallas, TX

    On April 26, 2023, a jury in Dallas County found Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. was not negligent after a construction crane owned by Bigge collapsed on the Elan City Lights Apartments in Old East Dallas and killed Kiersten Smith, a 29-year-old woman. The jury instead found that liability rested with Greystar Development & Construction, LP, Greystar Development & Construction, LP – Gabriella Tower Contractor Series, and Gabriella Tower, LLC,, and ordered those defendants to pay $860 million to the family of the victim.

  • Feb 18, 2021
    Des Moines, IA

    On February 18, 2021, an Iowa federal court jury rendered a defense verdict for Bowman and Brooke client, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. The case stemmed from a 2018 injury incident in a Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts Store in Clive, Iowa, near Des Moines. Plaintiff claimed negligence and loss of consortium, asking the jury for $1.4 million. The jury deliberated for approximately one and a half hours and came back with a unanimous defense verdict. 

  • Jun 29, 2017
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Feb 22, 2016
    Bismark, ND
  • Aug 31, 2013
    Minnesota
    A plaintiff claimed that the defendant, a long-term care facility, was negligent in the wound care, fall prevention measures and pain management of one of its residents. The resident in question had extensive wounds to both legs, requiring daily dressing changes, and experienced six falls in the first two and a half months of his residency.

Integrated Services

In addition to providing stellar legal counsel, we integrate our provision of other key services with the work of our legal teams. The result? Highly effective and efficient client service.