Attorney Info
Dominica C. Anderson
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 1560
100 North City Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89106-4617
USA
Phone: +1 415 957 3179
Fax: +1 702 974 1058
Email:
DCAnderson@duanemorris.com
San Francisco Address
Duane Morris LLP
One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105-1104
Phone: 415.957.3179
Fax: 415.957.3001
Dominica C. Anderson is the managing partner of Duane Morris' Las Vegas office. Ms. Anderson practices in the areas of insurance and business litigation with an emphasis on complex litigation.
Ms. Anderson has experience in a variety of complex general business litigation, including securities litigation, contract disputes, e-commerce and intellectual property issues, domain name disputes, trademark and copyright issues, and unfair competition issues. She also has litigated construction, anti-trust, negligence, strict liability and product liability cases.
Her insurance practice has included coverage disputes concerning construction defects, and claims for a variety of toxic torts and health hazards, including asbestos, chemical and petrochemical exposures, electromagnetic fields, agricultural products, and drugs and medical devices. She has represented clients as trial and appellate counsel in several significant matters.
A member of the American Bar Association, the Clark County Bar Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the American Trial Lawyers Association, National Association of Women Lawyers, California Women Lawyers and Queen's Bench, Ms. Anderson is a 1986 cum laude graduate of the University of San Francisco Law School and a graduate, with high honors, of the University of California at Berkeley, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Representative Matters
- On behalf of Swiss financial institutions, defended securities violation suit in federal court involving alleged corporate take over of oil well company.
- Defended and obtained a dismissal of antitrust and conspiracy action in federal court on behalf of international distributor of infrastructure, energy and waterworks company.
- On behalf of large international casino, defended breach of contract action and prosecuted multi-million dollar construction defect litigation arising out of large show room in casino.
- Defended to a settlement large coverage action brought by state utilities company for coverage relating to pollution from various chemicals and waste on behalf of international insurer.
- On behalf of international business owner, prosecuted defamation suit.
- On behalf of international casino and resort, defended a large breach of contract action arising out of procurement of new development and won multiple sanction awards against the plaintiff.
- Defended to a settlement a stockholder dispute action in federal court on behalf of start up of alternative fuel company.
- In federal court, won motion for summary judgment to recover monies fronted by insurer on behalf of its insured in settlement of underlying suit on behalf of national insurer.
- Prosecuted an action arising out of a wrongful death action on the permissive user issue resulting in a settlement client found favorable on behalf of national insurer.
- On behalf of international insurer, successfully appealed an asbestos bankruptcy 524(g) action involving alleged billions of dollars.
- On behalf of international insurer, defended a Wellington Arbitration involving non-products allegations, resulting in a favorable ruling on motion for summary judgment.
- Successfully defended large coverage actions brought by petrochemical and oil companies arising out of air and ground pollution from solvents, chemicals, pesticides, and waste involving both property damage and bodily injuries.
- Defended to a settlement a large mechanics lien arising out of a large casino show room on behalf of construction company.
- Successfully defended multiple D&O coverage matters arising out of non-profit policies on behalf of national insurer.
- On behalf of national insurers, successfully prosecuted multiple actions against co-insurers for contribution.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Insurance Practice Section
-- Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
--- Co-Chair, CGL Subcommittee, 2008-2010 - California Bar Association
- Member, Rules & Legislation Committee - Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada
- Clark County Bar Association
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- National Association of Women Lawyers
- California Women Lawyers Association
- Queen's Bench
- Steering Committee, Duane Morris Women's Initiative
- Commissioner Pro Tem, San Francisco Small Claims Court
Admissions
- Nevada
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- California Second District Court of Appeal
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Editor, Law Review - University of California, Berkeley, A.B., high honors, 1983
Phi Beta Kappa
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Managing Partner, Las Vegas, 2006 - present
- Partner, 2006-present
- Steering Committee, Women's Initiative, 2006 - present - Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft LLP
- Managing Partner, Las Vegas, 2005
- Partner, 1994-2005
- Associate, 1986 - 1994
Board Memberships
- Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Advisors
Civic and Charitable Activities
- Commissioner Pro Tem, San Francisco Small Claims Court
Honors and Awards
- California Super Lawyer, 2004-2009
Selected Publications
- "Federal District Court in Nevada Rules Insurer Has Right to Reimbursement for Settlement Monies Paid for Non-Covered Damages," Duane Morris Alert, June 4, 2008
- "The Asbestos Litigation System in the San Francisco Bay Area: A Paradigm of the National Asbestos Litigation Crisis," The Santa Clara Law Review, December 2004
- "Case Management and Other Pretrial Considerations: The Insurer's Perspective: Environmental Insurance Coverage Claims," Practising Law Institute, 1995
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "The Insurability of Punitive Damages," Physician Insurers Association of America Legal Workshop, San Francisco, November 13, 2008
- Speaker, "Confronting Catastrophe: Pandemics, Hurricanes, Terrorists - Oh My!" ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Seminar, Tucson, Arizona, February 28, 2008
- Speaker, "Preservation of Evidence: Where We Are and Where We're Going," Association of California Insurance Companies, XVII General Counsel Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 19-21, 2006
- Interviewed on Sky Radio, broadcast on United Airlines and American Airlines Business Hour, The Asbestos Bankruptcy Crisis, 2006
- Speaker, "The Next Generation of Asbestos Bankruptcies," ACI's 7th National Litigating, Settling and Managing Asbestos Claims Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 15-16, 2006
- Speaker, "Running the Numbers: Effectively Preparing, Presenting or Attacking the Insured's Damages Case," ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Seminar, Tucson, Arizona, March 2-4, 2006
- Moderator, "Asbestos Litigation 2004: California and Its Impact on National Litigation," University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, May 7, 2004
- Speaker, "How the London Insurance Market Works," Mealey's Conference, West Palm Beach, Florida, November 2001
- Moderator, "Fundamental of Insurance Litigation," CEB Conference, San Francisco, California, April 2001
