Recent News

Summary Judgment Granted for EC3 Physician Client
 A Santa Maria Court recently granted summary judgment in favor of Ben Coats client, a local physician, in a lawsuit alleging negligence in failing to diagnose the disease which caused his death a day after admission to the hospital. The court agreed with Mr. Coats argument that the plaintiffs could not prevail at trial based on undisputed evidence.
 
Ben Coats Awarded Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Martindale Hubbell, the premier attorney rating service has awarded Benjamin F. Coats an AV rating, its highest rating in an evaluation of legal skills.  The AV rating is an objective indicator that a lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional ability in his field.
 

Our Clients

Clients of Engle Carobini Covner & Coats include:

The Automobile Club of Southern California

The City of Simi Valley

The Doctors Company

The Dentists Insurance Company

Hudson Healthcare

Farmers Insurance

The Automobile Club of Southern California

The Doctors Company

The Dentists Insurance Company

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Our Practice

Our work includes both litigation and transactional matters. Our primary litigation practice involves defense of civil lawsuits arising from claims of medical and dental malpractice. The firm also provides legal services in the areas of serious personal injury claims, construction defects, insurance coverage, government entity liability, product and premises liability, employment law, business disputes and transactions, real estate matters, wills, trusts, and estate planning. Our practice is focused geographically within northern Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Our Success

We utilize our experience in litigation involving complex issues of medicine and science, to obtain favorable settlements and trial verdicts for our clients. Engle Carobini Covner & Coats LLP has successfully represented numerous individuals and businesses seeking the recovery of damages. We believe that our success arises from our commitment to use our experience in serving our clients with integrity and the highest ethical standards. Our firm was founded in 1980 as the law firm of McGahan & Engle, and has provided quality legal representation in Ventura and the surrounding counties for over 27 years. From 1988 to 2006 under the name Engle & Bride, the firm built a strong reputation for providing aggressive legal representation for our clients. Engle Carobini Covner & Coats LLP is proud of the firm 's long history of outstanding results in both settlement and trial of legal disputes.

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