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    Virginia Y. Dodd

    Partner

    Baton Rouge
    225-376-0269
    ginger.dodd@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    InsuranceProfessional Liability

    Ginger Dodd practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance. Her litigation experience encompasses a broad range of insurance coverage issues, with an emphasis on complex insurance coverage disputes including time element claims related to windstorm and flood catastrophes, environmental clean-up, chemical exposures and professional liability. In addition, she defends various clients against premises liability, product and professional liability claims.

    Experience

    • Represents various domestic and London insurers and markets in all phases of first party claims handling, including claim review, coverage analysis, EUO, counseling through appraisal, defense of first party litigation and bad faith claims, including a specialization in pre-suit analysis and resolution of first party claims to reduce clients’ litigation costs.
    • Represents certain London insurers and markets in complex business interruption, contingent business interruption and other time element claims, including matters involving manuscript policy wordings and the unique issues related to these policies.
    • Represented several insurers in litigation asserting novel allegations of “lost opportunity” as element of business interruption claim valued by the insured in excess of $300 million.
    • Represented several insurers in litigation in Delaware relating to allegations of contingent business interruption valued by the insured in excess of $100 million because of the loss of the ports in the Southern United States following major storm event.
    • Represents various domestic and London insurers and markets in coverage issues related to third-party claims, including professional liability, chemical exposure and premises liabilities.
    • Obtained summary judgment in favor of Lloyd’s syndicate upholding appraisal of time element claim, including all methodologies used by panel and determination of the period of restoration, as well as dismissal of extra-contractual/”bad faith” claims.
    • Obtained dismissal of several suits for first party insurance coverage brought as untimely, despite pending appraisal process and/or later discovery by insured of more extensive damage than that adjusted by insurer.
    • First chaired insurance coverage trials on issues such as allocation and ranking among multiple policies arising out of loss events, as well as defense of liability claims spanning a broad spectrum from premises liability to commercial auto accidents.
    • Represents from case investigation, medical review panel, discovery, mediation and trial claims against health care providers.
    • Won first COVID-19 business interruption case tried in U.S.
    • Obtained summary judgment in favor of Lloyd’s syndicate upholding appraisal of time element claim, including all methodologies used by panel and determination of the period of restoration, as well as dismissal of extra-contractual/”bad faith” claims.
    • Obtained dismissal of several suits for first party insurance coverage brought as untimely, despite pending appraisal process and/or later discovery by insured of more extensive damage than that adjusted by insurer.
    • First chaired insurance coverage trials on issues such as allocation and ranking among multiple policies arising out of loss events, as well as defense of liability claims spanning a broad spectrum from premises liability to commercial auto accidents.
    • Represents from case investigation, medical review panel, discovery, mediation and trial claims against health care providers.
    • Won first COVID-19 business interruption case tried in U.S.

    Insights

    • August 15, 2024

      185 Phelps Lawyers Chosen for Best Lawyers in America, 20 Named "Lawyer of the Year," 26 Added to “Ones to Watch” List…

    • June 6, 2024

      Chambers USA Guide 2024 Ranks 24 Phelps Practice Areas and 69 Lawyers…

    More +
    • August 17, 2023

      Best Lawyers in America Selects 208 Phelps Lawyers, Names 12 "Lawyer of the Year," Adds 47 to "Ones to Watch" List…

    • June 1, 2023

      Chambers USA 2023 Ranks 20 Phelps Practice Areas and 60 Lawyers…

    • March 20, 2023

      LA Supreme Court Rules COVID-19 Business Income Losses Not Covered Under Commercial Property Policies…

    • August 18, 2022

      Best Lawyers in America Selects 158 Phelps Lawyers, Names 10 "Lawyer of the Year," Adds 40 to "Ones to Watch" List…

    • June 1, 2022

      Chambers USA 2022 Ranks 19 Phelps Practice Areas and 56 Lawyers…

    • March 26, 2021

      First COVID-19 Coverage Trial In The Country Results In Ruling of No Coverage…

    • February 22, 2021

      Phelps Team Wins First COVID-19 Business Interruption Case Tried in U.S.…

    Recognition

    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business - Insurance
    • Insurance Law (2018-2025), Litigation - Insurance (2018-2025), "Lawyer of the Year" Litigation - Insurance (2023), The Best Lawyers in America
    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business - Insurance
    • Insurance Law (2018-2025), Litigation - Insurance (2018-2025), "Lawyer of the Year" Litigation - Insurance (2023), The Best Lawyers in America

    Education

    • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1997
    • Louisiana State University, B.S., Finance, 1993
    • Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1997
    • Louisiana State University, B.S., Finance, 1993

    Credentials

    • Louisiana
    • Louisiana

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • Baton Rouge Bar Association
    • Louisiana State Bar Association
    • Defense Research Institute, Membership for Insurance Committee and Technology Committee (Chair); Steering Committee, Insurance Coverage Practice Symposium (2008)
    • Baton Rouge Bar Association
    • Louisiana State Bar Association
    • Defense Research Institute, Membership for Insurance Committee and Technology Committee (Chair); Steering Committee, Insurance Coverage Practice Symposium (2008)
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