Brian M. LeCompte
Counsel
Brian LeCompte shares clients’ pride in their products. He partners with aviation, automotive and industrial manufacturers to protect their companies and their reputations against catastrophic claims. He combines deep knowledge of design and production with courtroom skill to deliver defenses that stand up under pressure.
When a company’s survival is on the line, every detail matters. Brian speaks the technical language required to understand how products are built and tested. He spends time on manufacturing floors and collaborates with engineers to translate intricate processes into clear, compelling arguments for judges and juries.
Experience
- Obtained early dismissal for an aircraft manufacturer in litigation arising from a fatal stunt plane crash, removing the case to federal court and securing dismissal on jurisdictional grounds.
- Secured early dismissal for a multinational automotive company before the Louisiana Supreme Court in a jurisdictional challenge, achieving alignment with recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
- Obtained summary judgment for an aerospace manufacturer in a complex case involving military aircraft by proving the “government contractor defense” and preserving the ruling on appeal before the U.S. Ninth Circuit.
- Protected contractual rights for an aircraft manufacturer in a dispute with a state economic development agency, negotiating a resolution that preserved the client’s business objectives.
- Secured dismissal of all claims against helicopter manufacturer involving a forced landing in Louisiana marshland after removing multiparty action to federal court under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
- Defended aviation clients in helicopter crash litigation using early motion practice and the General Aviation Revitalization Act’s statute of repose to resolve claims.
- Achieved dismissal for motorcycle manufacturer in product liability action involving a crash after demonstrating plaintiff could not prove a specific product defect under the Louisiana Products Liability Act.