Charles Abbott
Partner with Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
- Role
- Partner at Forman Watkins & Krutz Llp
- Location
- New Orleans, LA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charles Abbott
Specialties: Toxic Tort Litigation, Civil Defense Litigation, Commercial Litigation…
Experience
Partner
Apr 2017 — Present · New Orleans, LA, US
Important Litigation Involvement-• Lead counsel for multiple Fortune 500 clients in asbestos matters throughout Louisiana• National coordinating counsel for a Fortune 100 client in benzene exposure litigation• General counsel to a national trucking company involved in refrigerated goods transport, providing advice on logistics, regulation, and litigation across the U.S.• Lead counsel in breach of contract case for a wetland mitigation bank sponsor in Louisiana federal court• Defense counsel in Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act claim involving sand and gravel mining lease• Liaison counsel for a Fortune 100 client in a putative class action regarding improper endoscope sterilization in Orleans Parish• Co-lead counsel for a forest products client in 30+ personal injury claims related to formaldehyde exposure in Louisiana• Lead counsel for a global building materials company in breach of contract disputes in Louisiana state court• Co-lead counsel for several Fortune 100 clients in benzene exposure cases pending in federal and state courts in Louisiana• Lead counsel for a Fortune 100 client in benzene and butadiene exposure cases across Texas• Lead counsel in numerous products liability matters throughout Louisiana• Lead counsel for a Fortune 500 client in an asbestos exposure case involving over 1,500 plaintiffs in Louisiana state court• National coordinating counsel for a Fortune 100 client and subsidiaries in silica exposure litigation• Lead counsel for a European marine engine manufacturer and U.S. distributor in fire-related and warranty claims in the Eastern District of Louisiana• Lead counsel in a maritime Rule B attachment case involving millions of dollars’ worth of perishable cargo
Education
Millsaps College
B.A., Spanish
1996 — 1999
LSU Law
J.D., B.C.S., Law
1999 — 2002
Skills
- Corporate Law
- Class Actions
- Toxic Tort
- Environmental Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation
- Courts
- Business Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Torts
- Workers’ Compensation
- Product Liability
- National Coordinating Counsel
- Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Defense
- Premises Liability Litigation
- Appeals
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