 Christopher
A. LaVoy, joined the firm as a Member in 2010.
Mr.
LaVoy represents individuals and corporate clients in a wide variety of civil
litigation matters, including contract disputes, business related tort claims,
insurance coverage and bad faith claims, professional malpractice claims, and
personal injury claims. He has experience with complex litigation, including
class actions. He has also represented clients on appeal in the state and
federal appellate courts.
-
Civil Litigation
-
Bad Faith Claims
-
Insurance Coverage Claims
- Appeals
-
Professional Malpractice Claims
- Personal Injury
-
Complex Litigation
-
Class Actions
ADMITTED
Arizona State and Federal
Courts
-
J.D., University of Arizona, James E. Rogers
College of Law, magna cum laude,
(1995), Arizona Law Review
-
B.A., Georgetown University, College of Arts
and Sciences, magna cum laude, (1991)
(Government Honors Program)
-
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating,
Martindale-Hubbell
-
Listed in "Who's Who in American Law,"
Marquis Who's Who
-
Listed, "Who's Who in America," Marquis
Who's Who
Prosecuting a putative class action seeking between $45 and 135 million under
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act involving complex constitutional,
statutory construction, and class certification issues.
Obtaining $1.6 million fraud, RICO and punitive damages judgment against a
housing developer for defrauding client.
Recovering $700,000 printing press for manufacturer through pre-judgment
replevin when buyer failed to make scheduled payments.
Successfully defending mortgage warehouse lending company and owners in
multiple putative class actions challenging lending practices.
Successfully prosecuted lawsuit with a national public interest organization
challenging certain practices of Arizona’s indigent healthcare funding system.
Successfully defending corporate directors and officers in lawsuit seeking
$15 million in damages for alleged stock conversion and breaches of fiduciary
duty.
Representing group of physicians in a lawsuit against their medical billing
company for failing to properly collect on patient accounts.
Simat Corp. v. Arizona Health Care
Cost Containment System,
203 Ariz. 454 ,
56 P.3d 28 (2002).
ESI Ergonomic Solutions, LLC v. United Artists
Theatre Circuit,Inc.,
203 Ariz. 94, 50 P.3d 844 (App. 2002).
Simat Corp. v. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment
System,
200 Ariz. 506, 29 P.3d 281 (App. 2001).
United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. v. FCC,
147 F. Supp. 2d 965 (D. Ariz. 2000).
Imperial Corp. v. Shields,
179 F.R.D. 286 (S.D. Cal. 1998).
Oaks v. McQuiller,
191 Ariz. 333, 955 P.2d 971 (App. 1998).
Contributing
author: Alba Conte & Herbert Newberg, NEWBERG ON CLASS ACTIONS (4th ed. 2002).
|
