Gary Jensen has a broad range of civil litigation experience. A significant portion of his practice involves complex, higher risk matters in the business, insurance, construction, product liability, health care and professional negligence fields.In 1993, Gary was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association. He was President of that Association, and has served his profession in many other capacities during his twenty-eight years of practice. Mr. Jensen’s work has earned him an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest ranking a lawyer may obtain.

LITIGATION EXPERIENCE

CONSTRUCTION

– Landslide of hillside neighborhood- Water system design, housing subdivision- Retaining wall failure- HVAC Design

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE

– Failure to diagnose cancer, and death- Childbirth, and cerebral palsy- Glaucoma mis-diagnosis, and blindness- Wrong Site surgery- Unnecessary surgery

PRODUCTS LIABILITY

– Quadriplegia, machinery run-over- Severe burns, high voltage explosion- Multiple injuries, fall from work station

PREMISES LIABILITY

– Quadriplegia, construction site accident- Electrocution deaths (child and adult)- Patient fall/jump from hospital window

MOTOR VEHICLE

– Traumatic induced Alzheimers- Permanent vertigo- Brain injury- Fractures- Soft tissue damage BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL

– Minority shareholder oppression- Wrongful termination- Non-compete agreement enforcement

INSURANCE

– Primary carrier failure to settle- Underinsured bad faith- Insurance Coverage for business torts

REAL ESTATE

– Right of First Refusal- Prescriptive easement- Access to landlocked parcel

CLASS ACTION/ANTI-TRUST – Tobacco products, health care expense- Tobacco products, indirect purchaser- Rubber chemicals, indirect purchaser- Carbon Black, indirect purchaser

ENVIRONMENTAL

– Forest fires (multiple) and resulting multimillion dollar claims for suppression costs,rehabilitation, timber loss, business losses,and the like

CORPORATE REPRESENTATION

– Software company- Electrical contracting- School District- Multi-state janitorial service- Gold Mining Company