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Andrew Covner Prevails in Med-Mal Case
Andrew Covner of Engle Carobini Covner & Coats LLP obtained a dismissal of his two pediatrician clients on the third day of a medical malpractice trial in Ventura County Superior Court. Plaintiff had alleged the two pediatricians failed to diagnose a birth injury which left the minor plaintiff with severe and permanent brain damage. Defendants contended that the ...
Ben Coats Prevails in Medical Malpractice Trial
A Ventura jury delivered a defense verdict in favor of a surgeon represented by Ben Coats last week, in a trial where the plaintiff had alleged a foreign object was left inside him for a period of 20 months. The 11-1 finding on negligence was based on the physician's claim that he had complied with the standard of care in treating the plaintiff, and the delay in ...

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Benjamin J. Engle

Benjamin J. Engle

Admitted to the bar 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1978 U.S. District Court, Southern District of California.

Education: Gonzaga University (B.A. 1963); Law School: University of San Fernando (J.D. 1974, Dean's List)

EXPERIENCE

Claims Supervisor: Travelers Insurance (1968-74).
Arbitrator: American Arbitration Association and Ventura County Superior Court.
Arbitrator/Mediator: with Alternative Resolution Centers (ARC).
Examiner: State Bar of California.
Judge Pro Tempore: Ventura County Superior Court.
Captain: U.S. Army, 1963-1967.
Member: American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate), Ventura County Bar Association, State Bar of California.
Past Member: ABA and American Inns of Court. Past Director of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Past Director: American Cancer Society, Ventura County Chapter, 1992-1993.

Specialty: Wrongful death, personal injury, products liability, medical and other licensing board disputes, insurance coverage, professional errors and omissions, and independent arbitration of disputes.

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Contact: bengle@ec3law.com

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Daniel J. Carobini

Daniel J. Carobini

Admitted to the bar 1979, California; 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1984 U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Education: Duquesne University (B.A. 1976, Dean's List); Law School: Pepperdine University (J.D. 1979)

EXPERIENCE

Member:California, Pennsylvania and Ventura County Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; Ventura County Superior Court Arbitrator (1996 - present), Ventura County Superior Court ADR Committee (2004 - present), Ventura County Executives Association (Director).

Past Member: American Inns of Court, Hon. Jerome H. Berenson Chapter (Ventura County).

Former Solicitor: Wyoming County (Pennsylvania) Children & Youth Services Agency.

Former General Counsel: Desert Petroleum, Inc.

Specialty: Civil litigation, business and real estate transactions, Healthcare law, medical/dental professional peer review and disciplinary hearings, estate planning and trust administration.

AV® Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated

Contact: dcarobini@ec3law.com


Andrew H. Covner

Andrew H. Covner

Admitted to bar: 1997, California.

Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. 1975) Law School: Santa Barbara School of Law, Valedictorian (J.D. 1997)

EXPERIENCE

Member: Santa Barbara Inns of Court; State Bar of California; Santa Barbara, Ventura County Bar Associations, Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management and California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.

Specialty: Wrongful death, personal injury, products liability, medical licensing board disputes, insurance coverage, business contracts and partnerships, employment law, professional errors and omissions, and independent arbitration of disputes

BV® Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated

Contact: acovner@ec3law.com


Benjamin F. Coats

Benjamin F. Coats

Admitted to bar: 1988, California; 1989 U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Economics, 1982); Graduate: California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo (M.C.R.P., 1996 with honors); Law School: John F. Kennedy University (J.D. 1987); American Jurisprudence Award; top ten percent, law class.

EXPERIENCE

Member: State Bar of California; Ventura County Bar Association; Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management and California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.

Judge Pro Tempore: Ventura County Superior Court.

Special Master for the State Bar of California.

Specialty: Wrongful death, personal injury, products liability, real estate and lease negotiations, development and entitlements, and independent arbitration of disputes.

BV® Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated

Contact: bcoats@ec3law.com

 

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