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New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
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504.589.8341 fax


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A partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group with more than 25 years of experience, Joe Lowenthal advises and litigates for a variety of individual and corporate clients primarily in the fields of health care, insurance coverage, contracts, and torts. His clients include colleges and universities, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, hospitals, and physicians.

Mr. Lowenthal's representative matters include litigation on behalf of a managed care service organization in multiple federal and state district courts across the United States, with responsibility for managing and coordinating the national defense for the managed service organization.

He also was actively involved in first-party insurance recovery for property damage and business income losses caused by Hurricane Katrina with the value of the claims in excess of $500 million.

Noteworthy

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Commercial Litigation (listed annually since 2010)
• Listed in the 2007 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Health Care
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in New Orleans Magazine's 2009 "Top Lawyers" in the area of Insurance Banking
  

Representative Matters

• Represent a medical device manufacturer in products liability litigation in Louisiana State Court.
• In re Chinese Manufactured Drywall Products Liability MDL: Represent CGL insurer regarding coverage advices for third-party claims.
• Michelle Marshall, et al v. AirLiquide, et al: Serve as coverage counsel for insurer in environmental class action.
• Allianz Global Risk Insurance Co. v. The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund: Represented a major educational institution in litigation over coverage for its property damage and business interruption losses sustained in Hurricane Katrina.
• ACE USA v. The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund: Represented a major educational institution in a first-party property damage and business interruption claim arising out of Hurricane Katrina.
• The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund v. Amlin Underwriters, et al.: Represented the university in errors and omissions claim against insurance broker.
• Our Lady of Holy Cross College v. Religious and Charitable Risk Pooling Trust of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and Affiliates: Represented the college for recovery of property damages and business income losses arising out of Hurricane Katrina.
• Robinson v. Astra Pharmaceutical Products Inc., et al: Represented a drug product manufacturer in a week-long jury trial resulting in a defense verdict.
• Represent a major national retailer in federal and state litigation in Louisiana for claims alleging improper discounting of medical bills.

News

• Eighty-Two Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012
• Seventy-Three Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
• 2010 Best Lawyers in America Rankings Showcase Jones Walker’s Depth, Growth
• Forty-Seven Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in the 2007 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers; One In Top Ten, Four In Top Fifty, Two In Top Twenty-Five Women
• Grassie, Lowenthal, and Winters Present Quarterly Health Care Briefing in New Orleans
• Walsh Elected President of New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• Defense Research Institute
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• National Association of College and University Attorneys
• New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel (Past President)
• New Orleans Bar Association
• New Orleans City Planning Committee (Former Member)