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617 670 8527 617 670 8727 jfl[email protected] Javier F. Flores Partner Boston PRACTICES Asbestos Litigation Class Action Litigation Food + Beverage Liability General Liability Premises Liability Products Liability Professional Liability Toxic Tort Liability EDUCATION University of Connecticut J.D., with honors Kenyon College B.A., Merit List Scholar BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS ▪ Massachusetts ▪ New York ▪ Connecticut ▪ Illinois ▪ U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts ▪ U.S. District Court Southern District of New York ▪ U.S. District Court Northern District of New York ▪ U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois Javier F. Flores is a partner and pracced ligator with significant experience defending a wide variety of civil maers, including product liability, food-borne illness, mass tort, premises liability, and class acon claims. Javier has successfully ligated cases throughout the country on behalf of a broad range of defendants, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses. Javier oversees a prominent health informaon management provider's class acon and tort ligaon in mulple jurisdicons. In this capacity, he has helped to develop their legal and substanve defenses to claims asserted on a number of different theories. Further, he has successfully obtained numerous dismissals in both various state and federal courts on their behalf. As Regional Counsel for a major aviaon manufacturer, Javier is responsible for the coordinaon and management of the client’s ligaon throughout the Northeast and Midwest. In addion, he serves as a member of the naonal trial team, and has extensive experience with expert witness and corporate representave development. In addion to his regular work schedule, Javier is a frequent contributor to MG+M’s blog, the Defense Ligaon Insider, where he discusses issues relevant to companies in the food industry, amongst others. Javier is also co-chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Commiee, and has been a featured conference speaker on the topic of diversity. Javier received his B.A. from Kenyon College and his J.D. with Honors from the University Of Conneccut School Of Law, where he was an Execuve Editor of the Conneccut Public Interest Law Journal. Javier currently lives in Boston with his wife and two children. REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE ▪ Crookshanks, et al. v. HealthPort Technologies, LLC, et al. (Kanawha County Court, WV, 2017) (Lead Counsel in class acon maer alleging purported violaons of state consumer protecon statutes. Obtained summary judgment via a decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, determining that the representave Plainff lacked Arcle III standing to assert a claim because his purported injury was conngent upon a future event.) Picture Boston • Los Angeles • Miami • New Orleans • San Francisco • Wilmington Haesburg • Irvine • Lake Charles • Providence • Walnut Creek
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617 670 8527 617 670 8727 [email protected]
Javier F. FloresPartner Boston
PRACTICES
Asbestos Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Food + Beverage Liability
General Liability
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Professional Liability
Toxic Tort Liability
EDUCATION
University of ConnecticutJ.D., with honors
Kenyon CollegeB.A., Merit List Scholar
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
▪ Massachusetts▪ New York▪ Connecticut▪ Illinois▪ U.S. District Court District of
Massachusetts▪ U.S. District Court Southern
District of New York▪ U.S. District Court Northern
District of New York▪ U.S. District Court Southern
District of Illinois
Javier F. Flores is a partner and practiced litigator with significant experience defending a wide variety of civil matters, including product liability, food-borne illness, mass tort, premises liability, and class action claims. Javier has successfully litigated cases throughout the country on behalf of a broad range of defendants, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses.
Javier oversees a prominent health information management provider's class action and tort litigation in multiple jurisdictions. In this capacity, he has helped to develop their legal and substantive defenses to claims asserted on a number of different theories. Further, he has successfully obtained numerous dismissals in both various state and federal courts on their behalf.
As Regional Counsel for a major aviation manufacturer, Javier is responsible for the coordination and management of the client’s litigation throughout the Northeast and Midwest. In addition, he serves as a member of the national trial team, and has extensive experience with expert witness and corporate representative development.
In addition to his regular work schedule, Javier is a frequent contributor to MG+M’s blog, the Defense Litigation Insider, where he discusses issues relevant to companies in the food industry, amongst others. Javier is also co-chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and has been a featured conference speaker on the topic of diversity.
Javier received his B.A. from Kenyon College and his J.D. with Honors from the University Of Connecticut School Of Law, where he was an Executive Editor of the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal.
Javier currently lives in Boston with his wife and two children.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
▪ Crookshanks, et al. v. HealthPort Technologies, LLC, et al. (Kanawha County Court, WV, 2017) (Lead Counsel in class action matter alleging purported violations of state consumer protection statutes. Obtained summary judgment via a decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, determining that the representative Plaintiff lacked Article III standing to assert a claim because his purported injury was contingent upon a future event.)
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Boston • Los Angeles • Miami • New Orleans • San Francisco • WilmingtonHattiesburg • Irvine • Lake Charles • Providence • Walnut Creek
Boston • Los Angeles • Miami • New Orleans • San Francisco • WilmingtonHattiesburg • Irvine • Lake Charles • Providence • Walnut Creek
▪ Lead counsel in $14M subrogation claim against manufacturer of a $2M vertical lathe arising from a catastrophic failure. Prevented filing of claim through aggressive and proactive pre-suit defense that included: (1) three week video-taped product disassembly performed by prospective parties’ experts pursuant to counsel’s protocol; (2) independent testing of key component to support theory of causation; and (3) development of evidence proving culpability of subrogor’s employees and in support of absolute legal defense.
▪ Lead counsel in defense of $13.85M premises liability claim against facilities
maintenance provider arising from rodent infestation in the largest warehouse in North America.
▪ L. Knife & Son, Inc. v. Callahan/Hoffman Co., Inc. v. D.E.C., Inc. et al., (Suffolk
Superior Court, 2011) (Summary judgment in $1.3M subrogation action on grounds that the claim was precluded by the waiver of subrogation clause contained in the design-build contract.)
▪ John D’Arrigo v. Eaton Corp. et al., (U.S.D.C. CT. 2014) (Dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction on behalf of a major aviation manufacture).
▪ Amanda Nunes v. Costco, (Middlesex Superior Court, 2009) (Defense verdict in a slip
and fall claim).
HONORS AND AWARDS
▪ Hispanic National Bar Association 2017 Top Lawyers Under 40 Award
▪ AM Best Insurance Attorney
▪ Super Lawyers Rising Star 2011-2016
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND INVOLVEMENT
▪ Hispanic National Bar Association, Region 1 President
▪ Co-chair of the MG+M Diversity & Inclusion Committee
▪ Leadership Council on Legal Diversity - 2017 Fellow
▪ Hispanic National Bar Association, Chair - Litigation and Dispute Resolution Section (2015 - present)
▪ Defense Research Institute
▪ American Bar Association
▪ Massachusetts Bar Association
