For more than four decades (since our founding in 1981), Plauché Maselli Parkerson has excelled in the always challenging defense litigation field. Our attorneys have extensive trial and mediation experience in the fields of general liability, business auto liability, auto and trucking liability, premises and products liability, natural gas and pipeline liability, underground utility/boring/excavating litigation, overhead powerline safety, environmental and contamination liability, commercial and construction liability. Our attorneys also have practiced at the highest levels in the interpretation of commercial and professional liability insurance policies.
Appellate Practice
We appear before all Louisiana Courts of Appeal, the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal.
Automobile/Trucking Litigation
Our attorneys have extensive experience in all types of transportation cases. We defend drivers, owners, lessees/lessors, independent contractors and insurers against automobile and tractor-trailer liability claims.
Commercial Litigation
We represent individuals and businesses in a variety of matters arising out of negotiations, transactions, and contracts.
Construction
We have represented owners, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, and sureties in cases involving defective foundations,
Employment Law/Workers’ Compensation
We handle employment related disputes including state and federal discrimination claims, ADA claims, and matters arising out of employment contracts.
Environmental Exposure
Our attorneys successfully defend owners, executive officers, suppliers, and manufacturers against exposures arising out of workplace and bystander claims.
Insurance Coverage and Litigation
We counsel and represent insurance companies on first-party, third-party, and bad-faith/extra-contractual claims.
Natural Gas/Pipeline Safety
Our attorneys represent distribution and transmission pipeline operators, as well as propane suppliers in a variety of cases including fire, explosion and environmental exposure cases.
Premises Liability
We defend a vast array of claims on behalf of hotels, businesses, parking companies, homeowners, commercial farm lands, and recreational locations.
Products Liability
We defend claims related to medical devices, industrial equipment and component parts.