Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, LLP and partner James A. Ruggieri have been invited to join the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, corporate counsel, litigation and risk managers, claims professionals and attorneys. Through education and collaboration the organization’s goals are to create a common interest in the representation by firms of companies, and to promote and further the highest standards of litigation management in pursuit of client defense. Selected attorneys and law firms are extended membership by invitation only based on nominations from CLM Fellows.
Jim has devoted a substantial part of his practice to the defense of product liability claims, insurance coverage matters in the areas of extra.-contractual liability, claims handling, coverage and bad faith, and on issues of employment law. He is also involved in the defense of the transportation industry in connection with trucking accident claims as well as labor and employment issues.
Higgins Cavanagh & Cooney maintains strong alliances with a number of leading national associations devoted to advancing industry best practices, including but not limited to, ALFA International – the global legal network, the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA), the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC).
