Our Record

Duncan, Courington & Rydberg has the trial experience clients need to successfully defend and try cases if a plaintiff or opposing counsel are not reasonable.

In Chip Duncan's many years of experience as a defense trial lawyer, he as lead counsel and his team of attorneys have achieved many successes. The firm has developed a niche and expertise in litigation involving lift boats. Mr. Duncan has been lead attorney and participated in numerous trials in Louisiana district courts and federal courts involving marine/energy, transportation, toxic torts and insurance litigation. His litigation record includes numerous defense verdicts in Jones Act, FELA, Toxic Torts and insurance coverage cases. Click here for a list of cases Chip Duncan has tried to conclusion.

Kaye Courington has tried hundreds of claims in seven trials in Louisiana and Mississippi, six in mass litigation involving 10 to 129 plaintiffs at a time. In the longest jury trial in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana history, Ms. Courington represented half of the defendants who were not found liable in a mass toxic tort action. In Mississippi, she was involved in the Cosey case, trying the case for nearly two weeks before settling on behalf of her clients for approximately .025% of the total verdict rendered. Ms. Courington has filed amicus briefs on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the American Insurance Association, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Coalition for Litigation Justice and the American Chemistry Council.

Lance Rydberg has over 22 years of trial experience. Mr. Rydberg has tried dozens of cases in state and federal court throughout Louisiana, which involved offshore casualties, refinery explosions, automobile/truck accidents, aircraft accidents, public procurement, asbestos exposure, railroad liability and workmen's compensation.