Office: Las Vegas
Phone: (702) 251-4101
jodou@wshblaw.com
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| Education: | Whittier Law School , 1993
J.D.
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University of Southern California , 1990
B.A.
| Admitted to practice in Nevada and California
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Commercial Litigation
Prosecution and defense of actions for breach of contract and fraud.
Prosecution and defense of actions involving land sale contracts.
Defense of property owners, contractors, and developers against property claims related to commercial and residential sites.
Defense of businesses for claims made under California's Unfair Business Practice Statutes (B&P Section 17200 and 17500).
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Catastrophic Injury
Investigation of on-site construction fatalities and representation of municipalities in Los Angeles and Las Vegas in Multi-Million Dollar Litigation.
Defense of owners and property managers in California and Nevada against bodily injury claims from alleged slip and fall injuries.
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Construction
Defense of homebuilders in California and Nevada from a wide range of claims, including multi-party complex litigation.
Defense of homebuilders, apartment building owners, and property managers against mold and sulfate attack claims and allegations of Unfair Business Practices.
Experience with Class Action including successful defense of class certification motions.
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Insurance
Prepared coverage analysis for corporate and individual clients.
Experience in defending bad faith actions related to earthquake, fraud, and arson claims.
Successfully defended a client from a claim for Cumis costs, resulting in a reduction of fees of several hundred thousand dollars.
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Product Liability / Pharmaceutical
Defended product manufactures against skin allergy claims in pharmaceutical litigation.
Defended manufactures against personal injury claims in dietary supplement litigation.
Defended a multitude of other types of product manufactures from personal injury claims, including marine products, automobile products, and commercial products.
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Joel leads the firm's Nevada office and has litigated matters in State and Federal Court in both Cali- fornia and Nevada. Joel has extensive experience in a wide variety of areas, including Construction Defect, Construction Site Injury Claims, Commercial and Residential Litigation, Truck Liability, Automobile Liability, Pre- mises Liability, Product Defect, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice defense, and Pharmaceu- tical Injury claims. He has a background as a former coverage attorney and represents a variety of individual and business owners in California and Nevada. He is a full time resident of Nevada and serves clients in California by request. |
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