Recent News

Court of Appeal Affirms EC3 Defense Verdict
In a recently published opinion, the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six has upheld a verdict in favor of two Ventura surgeons rendered by a jury in May of 2008. The target defendant at trial was represented by Ben Coats of EC3. The physicians, had placed and subsequently removed latex surgical drains in a patient who developed a fluid collec...
Melanie Murphy Hired as Associate Attorney
Engle Carobini Covner & Coats LLP is pleased to announce the hiring of Melanie J. Murphy, Esq. as an Associate Attorney. Ms. Murphy is a recent graduate of Ventura College of Law and has been employed by Engle Carobini Covner & Coats LLP as a legal assistant for the past four years. She has also worked for the Law Offices of Susan N. Holmes and completed an inter...

Our Clients

Clients of Engle Carobini Covner & Coats include:

The Automobile Club of Southern California

The City of Simi Valley

The Doctors Company

The Dentists Insurance Company

Hudson Healthcare

Farmers Insurance

The Automobile Club of Southern California

SCPIE Indemnity Company

The Doctors Company

The Dentists Insurance Company

Travelers

Safeco

Mercury

Allianz

Chubb

Ohio Casualty

Fremont Indemnity

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Our Practice

Our work includes both litigation and transactional matters. Our primary litigation practice involves defense of civil lawsuits arising from claims of medical and dental malpractice. The firm also provides legal services in the areas of serious personal injury claims, construction defects, insurance coverage, government entity liability, product and premises liability, employment law, business disputes and transactions, real estate matters, wills, trusts, and estate planning. Our practice is focused geographically within northern Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Our Success

We utilize our experience in litigation involving complex issues of medicine and science, to obtain favorable settlements and trial verdicts for our clients. Engle Carobini Covner & Coats LLP has successfully represented numerous individuals and businesses seeking the recovery of damages. We believe that our success arises from our commitment to use our experience in serving our clients with integrity and the highest ethical standards. Our firm was founded in 1980 as the law firm of McGahan & Engle, and has provided quality legal representation in Ventura and the surrounding counties for over 27 years. From 1988 to 2006 under the name Engle & Bride, the firm built a strong reputation for providing aggressive legal representation for our clients. Engle Carobini Covner & Coats LLP is proud of the firm 's long history of outstanding results in both settlement and trial of legal disputes.

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