What Can Insurers Do to Prevent Nuclear Verdicts? CLM Digs In
Massive awards to plaintiffs for non-monetary damages are increasing in frequency and severity. This CLM seminar aims to equip insurance professionals with the tools to prevent them…
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Tyson & Mendes Launches First Office in New Mexico
Insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP has opened an office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, following the hire of an experienced partner with more than two decades…
Tyson & Mendes Expands West Coast Presence with First Fresno Office
The Daily Journal – September 13, 2022
The 17th Tyson & Mendes Office will be led by David J. Frankenberger., the former managing partner at Ericksen Arbuthnot, and Michael E. Lehman…
Bankruptcy Trustee Accuses Two New York Litigation Funding Firms of Enabling Girardi Keese Fraud Conveyance
Southern California Record – September 13, 2022
Two litigation funding lenders have been sued by the Chapter 7 trustee who is handling the Girardi Keese bankruptcy. Counsel Financial Services and California Attorney Lending II are accused of being implied in-fact partners and insiders of the embattled law firm…
Defense Industry Must Protect 2011’s Howell v. Hamilton Meats
Daily Journal – September 9, 2022
While there are plenty of defense organizations that do a great job disseminating information and bringing defense lawyers together, it is nowhere near what the plaintiff’s bar does…
How I Made Office Managing Partner: ‘I Have Built Great Connections and Can Work With Different Personality Types,’ Says Kristi Blackwell of Tyson & Mendes
Law.com – August 24, 2022
“Be present. Cherish each moment. Take time to celebrate the wins!”
I Registered the Term Nuclear Verdicts®. Here’s Why.
Carrier Management – August 10, 2022
Plaintiffs’ California dreamin’ became a reality when a Los Angeles jury went nuclear with a verdict of $464.6 million after an eight-week trial in June. The verdict included $24.6 million in compensatory damages and a staggering $440 million in punitive damages…
Viewpoint: Jury Blasts Defense with a $464.5 Million Nuclear Verdict
Claims Journal – August 1, 2022
Plaintiffs’ California dreamin’ became a reality when a Los Angeles jury went nuclear with a verdict of $464.6 million after an eight-week trial in June. The verdict included $24.6 million in compensatory damages and a staggering $440 million in punitive damages…
When Non-Economic Damages Pack a Real Economic Wallop
Law.com – July 21, 2022
In part two of our conversation with Bob Tyson of Tyson & Mendes about defending against nuclear verdicts, we hone in the root of many high dollar damages awards: non-economic damages…
What Steps Should Defense Counsel Be Taking To Fend Off Nuclear Verdicts
Law.com – July 20, 2022
Tyson & Mendes name partner Bob Tyson says that defense lawyers need to “embrace the awkward” to fight back against the growing number of nuclear verdicts…
Tyson & Mendes graduates 25 attorneys from 2022 Trial Academy
San Diego Metro – July 14, 2022
Leading civil litigation and insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes announced the graduation of 25 attorneys from its second annual Tyson & Mendes Trial Academy, a rigorous seven-week training program offered each year for a group of the firm’s aspiring trial attorneys…
Tyson & Mendes Graduates 25 Attorneys from 2022 Trial Academy
Attorney at Law Magazine – July 12, 2022
SAN DIEGO, CA—Leading civil litigation and insurance defense firm Tyson & Mendes announced the graduation of 25 attorneys from its second annual Tyson & Mendes Trial Academy, a rigorous seven-week training program offered each year for a group of the firm’s aspiring trial attorneys….
SDBJ Selects Cayce Lynch and Kristi Blackwell
San Diego Business Journal – July 11, 2022
Congratulations to Partners Cayce Lynch and Kristi Blackwell for being selected as finalists for San Diego Business Journal’s 40 Next Top Business Leaders Under 40!
Runaway Verdicts: Reversing The Trend
Property Casualty 360 – July 7, 2022
What happens when you mix major damages, a large corporation, a denial (or half acceptance) of fault, and an angry jury that wants to send a strong message? In the courtroom, the result just might be a colossal verdict. Such judgments that defy precedent and logic have been blamed for crippling business owners…
Tyson & Mendes Adds Insurance Defense Partner In San Diego
San Diego Metro – June 24, 2022
Nationwide civil litigation defense firm Tyson & Mendes LLP announced the addition of Susan Mason as a new partner in the firm’s San Diego headquarters. Mason is a veteran trial lawyer who brings nearly 30 years of experience and substantial knowledge…
Cayce Lynch, Kristi Blackwell, and Susan Oliver selected for Women of Influence in Law by San Diego Business Journal
San Diego Business Journal– June 21, 2022
Cayce Lynch, Kristi Blackwell, and Susan Oliver have been chosen as winners of this year’s Women of Influence in Law presented by San Diego Business Journal.
Tyson & Mendes Adds Partner in Tampa: Charles Reynolds
Tyson & Mendes Adds Ex-Trenam Law Attorney In Florida – June 21, 2022
Tyson & Mendes LLP has added a partner in its Tampa, Florida, office who has over three decades of experience in the premises liability, construction, medical malpractice, toxic tort and other insurance defense-related fields, the firm recently announced…
Insurers: Hire More Trial Lawyers Now
Carrier Management – May 13, 2022
As the pandemic continues to wind down, and with jurors finally starting to return to large metropolitan courthouses across the country, it is becoming increasingly clear that insurance carriers are not ready to handle the impending wave of litigation that is on its way…
Teach Defense Lawyers How to Humanize Your Insureds
Carrier Management – April 22, 2022
Insurance carriers, are you and your defense counsel ready for the “perfect storm” of litigation that is coming once the pandemic is over? Are your teams trained to defend against the increasing wave of nuclear verdicts—jury verdicts of $10 million or more, or those in which non-economic damage awards are disproportionate to the economic damages—that is sure to come?
Defense Attorneys to Help Each Other Fight ‘Nuclear’ Jury Verdicts
Daily Journal – March 21, 2022
A new trial program to teach defense attorneys how to fight excessive or runaway jury verdicts is set for June in San Diego, but plaintiffs’ lawyers don’t think it is needed.
Tyson & Mendes Tri-State Leader On How Hard Work Pays Off
Law 360 Pulse – February 22, 2022
Insurance defense litigator Randy Faust started eyeing a future in law firm management while working at a firm formerly known as White Fleischner Fino & Wade in the 1990s.
Tyson & Mendes Names Haldon Greenburg New Partner
Attorney at Law Magazine – February 11, 2022
Greenburg joined Tyson & Mendes in 2017 and is based in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. His practice focuses on the representation of individuals, businesses, and insurance carriers in matters involving claims of personal injury, construction defects, premises liability, wrongful death, first party property claims, and contract-related issues.
Mark Shanberg is Promoted to Partner in Chicago
Mark Shanberg is Promoted to Partner in Chicago – February 11, 2022
Shanberg defends clients in high exposure and catastrophic personal injury cases involving medical liability, construction liability, product liability, trucking and transportation liability and premises liability.
On the Move: Who’s Made Partner in 2022?
Law360 – (February 11, 2022)
Hanson Bridgett appointed Laura Long to the role of chief operating officer on Jan. 1. Long Previously served as the firm’s CFO and will continue to oversee the firm’s financial activities.
Tyson & Mendes Adds New Tri-State Office Managing Partner
Law360 – (February 9, 2022)
The continued rise in insurance litigation and verdict size has the insurance industry searching for the reasons behind the trend, with third-party litigation financing targeted as a key contributor.