James M. Benson
3850 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 1280
Metairie, Louisiana 70002
Direct: (504) 836-7574
Fax: (504) 836-7538
E-mail:
jbenson@ungarino-eckert.com
Practice Areas
Jim's practice concentrates on casualty litigation, commercial litigation, toxic tort litigation and environmental litigation. He has tried cases in District Courts, City Courts and Parish Courts in the Parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Tammany. He has handled appeals in the Louisiana Fourth and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Jim has litigated cases involving the following issues:
toxic tort litigation including acute and ongoing exposure to hazardous chemicals, and class action toxic tort litigation
premises liability including merchant liability
products liability, including children’s toys and major home appliances
fire cause and origin
consumer claims, including Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act and redhibition
vehicle collisions, including accident reconstruction, biomechanics, defective traffic controls, sudden emergency doctrine defense
admiralty jurisdiction, salvage, federal preemption and recreational vessel collisions
ERISA
insurance coverage, including scope of uninsured motorist coverage, health insurance coverage, statutory penalties and attorneys fees for bad faith
legal and contractual subrogation and indemnity, liens
medical causation, including entire spine, shoulders, knees, ankles, cardiac, fibromyalgia, depression, post traumatic stress syndrome, bites, burns
civil procedure, including right to jury trial, venue, federal removal, abandonment, minor settlements, pre-trial IMEs
Education