Hospitality And Retail
By being open to the public, retail businesses have greater exposure to personal injury litigation. In fact, while increased sales means business growth, it also means increased risk of injury and litigation. For decades, we have represented both local and national businesses in the retail and hospitality industry and understand the attendant legal implications some of which are low risk, while others are potentially devastating. Our attorneys have handled claims related to property defects, premises liability, including trip and falls, negligent security, third party criminal liability, falling merchandise, equipment failure, and natural disasters.
We aggressively defend our clients from institution of suit through trial. We conduct thorough investigations at the outset to expose potentially fraudulent claims, and pursue tender of the claim if possible and appropriate. Our strong knowledge of the law and thorough pre-trial discovery has earned us great success in obtaining summary dismissal of these claims. In addition, we offer risk management services that includes policy review and implementation as well as training. An up to date knowledge of merchant liability rulings helps us provide our clients with an edge by keeping litigation costs down and avoiding litigation altogether.
From the Blog:
Mary Erlingson and Cathy St. Pierre Attend FDCC Conference
Mary Erlingson and Cathy St. Pierre, pictured with John Fenner, Corporate Counsel at Turner Industries, had a fantastic time at the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel's Winter Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina. This year’s event, 'Learning to Lead –...
Congratulations Tara Johnston and Beverly Perkins!
Erlingson Banks would like to congratulate Tara Johnston on being installed as the President of the Federal Bar Association Baton Rouge Chapter and Beverly Perkins for being installed as a Council Member for the Baton Rouge Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section at...
Beverly Perkins Joins Erlingson Banks
Erlingson Banks is excited to announce Beverly Perkins has joined our firm expanding the services we are able to provide our clients. Her primary practice areas include Estate Planning (Trusts and Wills) and Estate Administration.