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| Cruse, Scott, Henderson & Allen, L.L.P. is a twenty-two-attorney, a.v. rated law firm that specializes in civil litigation. The firm was founded by Sam W. Cruse, Jr., John P. Scott, Jay Henderson, and T. Scott Allen, Jr., all of whom are former partners of Andrews & Kurth. The 11 partners have a combined total of two hundred years of litigation experience, including over 300 trials. Since its inception in June 1992, the firm has handled a wide range of litigation, from single party cases to class actions and mass tort suits involving hundreds of parties. The firm represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial, product liability, and personal injury lawsuits. Lawyers from Cruse Scott have both defended clients against multi-million dollar claims and also obtained seven and eight figure verdicts and settlements on behalf of plaintiffs in contract, oil and gas, toxic tort, and personal injury cases. Many of the firms' attorneys began their practice on the defense side of the docket, and the firm maintains loyal defense clients; however, firm attorneys represent an increasingly diverse body of individuals and corporations, depending upon the needs and best interests of the client. The firm is widely known for representing individuals and businesses in virtually every type of civil lawsuit. Its attorneys have expertise in cases involving mass torts, class actions, product liability claims, claims of professional malpractice, shareholder derivative claims, and a variety of business lawsuits, including breach of contract, insurance, environmental, oil and gas, and energy related suits. The firm has successfully represented physicians in mass tort actions in breast implant, Norplant, Baycol, HRT, Serzone, OxyContin, Fen-Phen, and Vioxx and Celebrex cases in which the physicians were being sued for hundreds of millions of dollars. To date, none of the represented physicians have been found liable and none have paid any money in verdict or settlement. The firm has also successfully defended lawyers, banks, tobacco companies, drug companies, oil and gas companies, steel companies, manufacturers, hospitals, partnerships, corporations, and individuals. At Cruse, Scott, Henderson & Allen, L.L.P. the attorneys aggressively pursue cases to trial, and they have been successful in obtaining favorable jury verdicts in hundreds of jury trials. However, sometimes the clients' interests are best served by resolving disputes quickly through negotiations and favorable settlements. Cruse, Scott, Henderson & Allen, L.L.P. has a reputation for implementing innovative fee agreements that result in client savings. These fee agreements include partial contingent fee arrangements blended with hourly rates, as well as flat fee and contingent fee arrangements. The lawyers at Cruse, Scott, Henderson & Allen, L.L.P. are assisted in their representation of clients by well-trained professional support staff, including law clerks, paralegals, professional legal secretaries and support personnel. Additionally, the firm utilizes a wide variety of emerging technologies to provide its clients with efficient communication and service. |