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Luis A. Barba is a partner in the Irvine office.  He is licensed to practice in California, Washington, and Nevada.

Luis A. Barba maintains a national litigation practice in toxic tort, product liability, general liability and environmental litigation matters. As national coordinating and/or supervising counsel, Luis handles litigation for numerous Fortune 500 and privately held corporations in numerous jurisdictions throughout the United States. Luis has extensive experience in handling the defense of complex matters including toxic exposure claims involving asbestos, silica, and benzene.

In his considerable experience in toxic tort and environmental matters, Luis has taken hundreds of percipient and expert witness depositions, tried several cases as both first and second chair, and resolved multi-million-dollar claims. He has a deep understanding of the complex medical and scientific issues that arise in these matters, and he works closely with General Counsel and claim representatives in analyzing various toxic tort claims to determine validity.

  • Metzger v. 3M Company, et al. (2023)
    • Served as second chair trial counsel in this mesothelioma case
  • Baker v. Armstrong International, Inc. et al. (2021)
    • Served as co-chair trial counsel in this lung cancer case
  • Mackenzie v. A-List Limousine Service (2019)
    • Served as first chair trial counsel in this personal injury case
  • Walker v. Amcord, Inc., et al. (2017)
    • Served as trial counsel in this lung cancer case
  • Romero v. Amcord, Inc., et al. (2016)
    • Served as trial counsel in this lung cancer case
  • Secured numerous summary judgments on behalf of Fortune 500 Automotive Product Supplier
  • Strategized & structured client defense across the United States in multiple jurisdictions while acting as National Coordinating Counsel

  • Author, California’s New Damages Legislation Will Harm Businesses, October 2021
  • Author, California Proposed Trial Damages Change Threatens Businesses, June 2021
  • Author, Trial Strategies to Combat the Reptile Theory, June 2021
  • Author, Issues Moving Forward with Complex Jury Trials During the Pandemic, August 2020
  • Author, Defending Construction Defect Claims, Claims Magazine, March 2019 
  • Co-Author, Burned Investors Guidebook: Using Legal Means to Recover Stock and Commodity Losses

 

Admissions

  • California
  • Washington
  • Nevada

Education

  • J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 2005
  • B.A., Political Science, University of California, Riverside, 2002

Honors

  • Super Lawyers® in the fields of Class Action/Mass Torts: Defense and Civil Litigation Defense, (2022-2024)
  • Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2013-2014, 2017-2020
  • Top 25 Up-and-Coming Attorneys, 2019-2020, Orange County Magazine

Languages

  • Spanish

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