MassCatastrophe – Utility and Construction-Related Incidents and Explosions

The firm has extensive experience addressing claims arising from large-scale catastrophic events like gas explosions and electrocutions and other claims that can arise out of utility and construction-related incidents. They have handled these cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants and have taken the cases through trial and appeal. As an example, David Helms serves as national trial counsel for the nation’s largest utility locating company, which included trying to a defense verdict the bellwether case arising from the JJ’s restaurant explosion in Kansas City and litigating claims from multiple explosions and utility strikes in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Alabama, New York, Texas, Indiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Georgia, Florida, and Wisconsin. The firm also has experience handling other ancillary claims that often arise out of such incidents, such as large-scale indemnification and bad faith insurance claims.