Experience

The members of The Patterson Resolution Group have substantive experience in disputes in areas such as:

Corporate and Business

  • Shareholder Actions
  • Derivative Claims
  • Member Withdrawals
  • Business Claims
  • Dissolution

Oil and Gas

  • Royalty Owner Disputes
  • Surface Damage Disputes
  • Disputes Between Working Interest Partners
  • Disputes Between Competing Working Interest Owners
  • Lease Maintenance Disputes
  • Accounting Issues
  • Mineral Servitude Maintenance Issues
  • Title Defects Arising Out of Due Diligence
  • Collection Issues Including Enforcement of Oil and Gas Privileges

Construction

  • Professional Standards of Care
  • Construction Failure
  • Owner/Contractor Disputes
  • Owner/Design Professional Disputes

Banking

  • Negotiable instruments/Security Devices
  • Collections
  • Unauthorized Transactions
  • Credit Regulations

Insurance

  • Business Automobile Policies
  • Uninsured Motorists’ Claims
  • Commercial General Liability Policies
  • Coverage Disputes
  • Life and Health Insurance Policies
  • Claims for Penalties and Attorney’s Fees
  • Denial of Coverage/Reservation of Rights
  • Property & Fire Insurance Claims
  • Umbrella/Excess Liability Coverage
  • Homeowner’s Insurance
  • Professional Liability Policies

Maritime

  • Seaman’s Remedies under Jones Act and General Maritime Law
  • Wrongful Death Actions
  • Contractual Indemnity Disputes
  • Offshore Platform Accidents
  • Cargo Claims/Carriage of Good by Sea Act
  • Marine Insurance
  • Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
  • Charter Parties
  • Collision and Marine Casualty
  • Limitation of Liability

Products Liability

  • Louisiana Products Liability Act Claims
  • Manufacturing and Design Defects
  • Defects in Construction or Composition
  • Component Part Manufacturers
  • Reasonably Anticipated Use
  • Post-Manufacture Alterations or Modifications
  • Express or Implied Warranty
  • Inadequate Warnings
  • Redhibition Claims Against Sellers and Manufacturers
  • New Home Warranty Act
  • Federal Preemption of State Law

Professional Liability

  • Medical Malpractice Actions
  • Legal Malpractice Claims
  • Ethical Conduct Standards
  • Professional Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Claims Against Insurance Agents and Brokers
  • Architects and Engineers
  • Accountant Malpractice
  • Directors and Officers Actions
  • Review Panels/Pre-Suit Requirements
  • Claims-Made Policy Coverage

Employment

  • Employment Termination
  • Non-competition Agreements
  • ERISA
  • Discrimination

Healthcare

  • Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act
  • Negligence Claims Against Doctors and Hospitals
  • Blood Transfusion Cases
  • Nursing Home Actions/Residents Bill of Rights
  • Claims Against Psychologists and Psychiatrists
  • Social Workers and Therapists
  • Dentists and Oral Surgeons
  • Informed Consent
  • Damage Caps under Louisiana Law

Governmental

  • Zoning Issues
  • Taking Issues
  • Issues Involved in Enforcement of Ordinances
  • Public Records Law Disputes
  • Disputes Between Employees of a Department and the Executive Branch

Real Estate

  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Zoning
  • Financing
  • Title Issues
  • Boundary Disputes
  • Partition