Duncan & Sevin, L.L.C.


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New Orleans Law Firm Specialized in Insurance Defense, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Trucking

Duncan & Sevin, L.L.C.

New Orleans Law Firm Specialized in Insurance Defense, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Trucking Main Office
400 Poydras Street
Suite 1200
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
USA

Phone (504) 524-5566
Fax (504) 524-9003

Law Firm Overview

Duncan & Sevin L.L.C. is an insurance defense firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The firms attorneys are licensed to practice in Louisiana, Texas, Maryland and South Carolina. The firm's practice includes admiralty and maritime law, transportation and trucking defense. toxic tort litigation, insurance defense, insurance coverage, LHWCA, FELA.

Duncan & Sevin, L.L.C. has handled the defense of numerous multi-plaintiff and multi-defendant and MDL cases. The firm offers a full range of insurance defense and coverage services to insurers in all lines. The firm maintains a policy of not representing plaintiffs in personal injury actions.

The Firm currently represents corporations, underwriters and individuals who are as parties to lawsuits. It serves as national or regional coordinating or trial counsel to a number of these clients in MDL litigation and transportation-related areas.

The firm’s reputation for successfully defending trucking litigation, large and small, complex and simple, is well-known throughout the United States. Since 1995, the firm has represented large commercial fleet owners on a national, state and local basis, in cases involving automobiles, railroads, tankers and large over-the-road vehicles.

Duncan & Sevin, L.L.C. recognizes that a significant portion of litigation costs are expended on needless and duplicative discovery. Some firms adopt a “shotgun” approach to the discovery process. We believes that focused discovery is not only a more cost-effective means of handling this type of litigation, but experience has shown that it often leads to quicker resolution of a case and more effective preparation for trial should trial be necessary. We believe in a partnership approach to the defense of transportation litigation, and seek to involve our clients in every aspect of the decision-making process. Our experience in the defense of the transportation industry enables us to achieve maximum benefits from the discovery process while also controlling the costs of litigation.

When a case must be tried, our clients can rest assured that Duncan & Sevin attorneys will aggressively defend and protect their interests. Our clients reap the benefits of our vast trial experience at the inception of a case, when we provide them with effective litigation strategies and with accurate opinions as to liability, settlement value and verdict potential so as to enable them to set accurate and proper reserves and to determine early on whether the case should be settled or tried.

The firm utilizes the latest and best in contemporary technology to enhance the traditional services it provides to its clients.

Duncan & Sevin, L.L.C. - Providing services in the following areas of law: