Medical Malpractice Defense

Degan, Blanchard & Nash’s medical malpractice litigation experience is considerable. The firm’s attorneys have defended healthcare providers practicing in such diverse fields as emergency, internal medicine, orthopedics, neurology, nephrology, geriatric medicine, general surgery, dentistry, physical therapy and long-term care. Our client list is varied and diverse, and includes Fortune 400 medical service companies, nationwide locum tenens providers, organ procurement agencies, blood centers, nursing homes, and local practitioners. The attorneys of Degan, Blanchard & Nash have extensive knowledge of medical malpractice law and procedure, as well as hospital and nursing home rules and regulations. The attorneys of Degan, Blanchard & Nash represent our clients in administrative actions before medical review panels and state licensing boards, and in the federal and state courts in all parts of Louisiana.

Degan, Blanchard & Nash’s philosophy is to provide services for its healthcare provider clients and insurers on a cost-effective basis. To this end, our attorneys work efficiently by employing early case evaluation to determine which issues to fight for, streamlining discovery, limiting unnecessary motion practice, limiting attendance at unnecessary hearings and discovery depositions, using the firm’s paralegals effectively, and choosing the right expert to assist with litigation.

Our firm’s medical malpractice section retains highly qualified experts with a proven record of effectively defending medical malpractice claims. We know the importance of retaining experts recognized in the healthcare provider client’s field or practice specialty. Our experts are well-known, accomplished professionals who have testified in state and federal courts throughout the country and can assist us in obtaining favorable results for our clients.

Based on our attorneys’ expertise, we frequently obtain favorable outcomes by proving early in the litigation that many malpractice claims have no merit. Accordingly, our litigators have obtained favorable defensive victories at medical panel proceedings and in litigation through summary judgments and other dispositive motions. We have also secured favorable appellate rulings, which have been upheld.

Whatever the dispute entails, the medical malpractice defense lawyers at Degan, Blanchard & Nash each work diligently to achieve the best possible solution for our clients. Each of our lawyers successfully solve health care issues in the same dedicated and creative manner while providing the personalized and flexible service of a small firm.

Practice Area Spotlight

Admiralty and Maritime

Degan, Blanchard & Nash employs dedicated attorneys with proficiency in admiralty and maritime law. The practice of Admiralty and Maritime law is a highly focused area of law that is not widely practiced throughout the United States. As one of the oldest branches of law, harkening back to ancient times, maritime law today covers a broad area of issues, ranging from injuries and working conditions at sea to shipping and commerce, navigation, collisions, ….

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Construction

Navigating a complex construction project requires assistance from an experienced legal team well-prepared to tackle the issues that regularly arise on the construction site. During any phase of a construction project, disagreements can turn into bitter disputes over insurability, schedule, cost, and quality of the end product.

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Professional Liability

Our professional liability defense group is comprised of attorneys with unsurpassed expertise in defending professionals from a variety of industries, including claims involving medical/healthcare providers, the legal/accounting industries, real estate agents/brokers, insurance agents/brokers, design professionals/architects and engineers, financial planners, investment advisors, and other professional disciplines.

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Property and Casualty

Through its many years of experience, Degan, Blanchard & Nash's property litigation section attorneys has developed a technical expertise in handling a wide array of property cases involving both commercial and residential properties. With offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this includes defense of claims due to the weather - e.g., for damage occurring as a result of storms or extreme temperatures.

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Trucking and Commercial Vehicle

In short, we know the commercial vehicle and trucking business. We recognize the integral role commercial trucking plays in the economy and can help clients navigate the myriad of federal and state laws that may apply.

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Workers' Compensation Defense

Employers spend millions of dollars every year settling workers' compensation claims that might otherwise have been reduced or dismissed. At Degan, Blanchard & Nash, our attorneys defend cases involving work-related injury or disease, from the most minor to the most severe. While the workers' compensation courts prefer to settle disputes through mediation, there are cases which require litigation. This is when a work-related legal dispute moves to the courts and a workers' compensation lawyer is required.

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Longshore and Harbor
Workers' Compensation Act
and Defense Base Act

Originally began as a maritime defense law firm, Degan, Blanchard & Nash has diversified from its traditional role primarily in the Louisiana and Texas maritime area into, among other areas, the "blue water" and international marine fields. The firm's approach is to consistently reflect our attorneys' broad knowledge and deep understanding of admiralty and insurance coverage law together with effective representation of the clients, the cornerstone of our longstanding client relationships.

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Insurance Coverage and Litigation

Degan, Blanchard & Nash's insurance coverage practice has many decades of combined experience in providing insurance coverage advice and in defending insurers in coverage litigation. The coverage group maintains its national expertise and handles claims and litigation arising in all fifty states. Although the insurance coverage group focuses exclusively on the coverage advice and litigation needs of insurers, our coverage lawyers are also skilled in defending liability issues, especially in Louisiana where, due to the state's Direct Action Statute, insurers are most often sued directly by plaintiffs.

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