Environmental Due Diligence: Managing Risk and Preventing Toxic Tort Litigation
Given the high stakes, environmental due diligence is essential to uncover potential liabilities before they escalate into regulatory enforcement actions or legal claims.
Understanding the Discovery Process in Toxic Tort Lawsuits
Toxic tort lawsuits typically involve a vast amount of complex evidence — and the discovery process can significantly impact the trajectory of a case.
How Can Expert Witnesses Strengthen Your Toxic Tort Defense?
Expert witnesses are integral to an effective toxic tort defense strategy. While these matters are driven by highly technical scientific data, the right expert witnesses can aid the defense by dismantling speculative claims, challenging unsupported assumptions, and building credibility with the fact-finder.
Failure to Warn in Toxic Tort Claims: What Businesses Need to Know
Whether a company manufactures chemicals, processes industrial materials, or operates facilities where workers may encounter hazardous substances, the duty to warn is one of the most important legal and regulatory requirements.
Understanding the Discovery Process in Toxic Tort Lawsuits
Toxic tort lawsuits typically involve a vast amount of complex evidence — and the discovery process can significantly impact the trajectory of a case.
Amorya Orr Appointed Commissioner of the Mississippi Bar
Amorya Orr, a partner in Cosmich’s Jackson office, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Commissioners of the Mississippi Bar, the governing body of the organization. Orr will represent the state at large and will begin her three-year term in July 2026. The...
Clarion Ledger Covers Cosmich’s Return to Downtown Jackson
Cosmich’s return to downtown Jackson this month was prominently featured in the Clarion Ledger, marking both an important milestone for the firm and the city’s central business district. Speaking with Mississippi’s largest newspaper for the February 2 article, partner...
Cosmich Welcomes Cicely Benoit to Houston Office
Cosmich is pleased to announce that Cicely Benoit has joined the firm as an associate attorney in its Houston office. Cicely will work closely with Roger Nebel, supporting the firm’s litigation practice. Cicely’s practice focuses on toxic tort, premises liability, and...
Cosmich Attorneys Recognized as 2025 DRI Rising Stars; Partner Amorya Orr Leads Session at National Conference
Cosmich is pleased to announce that two of our attorneys, Partner Amorya Orr and Associate Madeline Kuluz, were honored as 2025 Rising Stars at the DRI Asbestos Medicine Seminar held November 12th – 14th in Tampa, Florida. This inaugural award recognizes emerging...
Clarion Ledger Covers Cosmich’s Return to Downtown Jackson
Cosmich’s return to downtown Jackson this month was prominently featured in the Clarion Ledger, marking both an important milestone for the firm and the city’s central business district. Speaking with Mississippi’s largest newspaper for the February 2 article, partner...