Christopher Scott, Governmental Law, Premises Liability, Litigation, Plunkett Cooney Flint: business law and litigation defense services

Bio

Christopher J. Scott is a partner in the firm's Flint office who focuses his practice in all areas of law concerning personal injury, property damage or commercial liability, including premises liability, construction liability, trespass/tree removal liability, civil rights, trucking liability, trusts and estates, probate litigation and litigation involving motor vehicle no-fault and negligence claims.

Mr. Scott's municipal liability experience includes police pursuits, excessive force, civil rights, whistleblower claims, zoning, premises liability, wrongful termination/retaliation claims and personal injury.

Mr. Scott represents a variety of different clients in many areas of the law. He has experience handling professional liability matters, trucking liability issues, first- and third-party automobile cases, premises liability matters, construction law matters, insurance coverage issues, commercial disputes, probate disputes and product liability cases.

Representative Client Work

Obtained defense verdicts in federal court jury trials regarding excessive force, deliberate interference to medical needs and lack of training claims
Obtained defense verdict in no fault fraud case involving a plaintiff's demand of $14.25 million
Obtained summary disposition for large tree service company regarding trespass and negligence claims
Obtained favorable settlement for a lender (loan of $3 million) after three days of trial in U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Obtained summary disposition in several third party automobile negligence matters throughout the state of Michigan
Obtained no cause of action following a nine-day jury trial involving a patient's death in a paramedic malpractice case
Served as lead counsel in a complex fraud insurance coverage dispute in federal district court
Successfully defended general and sub- contractors in several construction site cases
Obtained summary disposition in several product liability cases involving significant injury and exposure
Obtained summary disposition on several occasions in favor of insurance companies where the plaintiff fraudulently applied for insurance
Obtained dismissal in favor of subcontractor in a construction defect property damage case with alleged damages over $12.5 million
Successfully defended insurance company in first party no-fault priority dispute. Appellate court reversed and client was reimbursed over $200,000
Successfully reversed trial court ruling in favor of insurance company in an uninsured motorist claim where all claims against the client were dismissed
Won summary judgment on Article 9 UCC matter that resulted in judgment in favor of commercial client in an amount over $874,000
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of several police officers in excessive force, assault and battery, improper search and seizure and false arrest cases
Obtained summary judgment disposition in numerous civil rights cases involving client police officers and municipalities