Anders W. Lindberg

Chair, Litigation Department / Member

Biography

Anders Lindberg serves as the firm’s Chair of the Litigation Department. He is also the team leader of the Long-Term Care Team. Clients rely on Anders for his extensive experience supervising and managing high-value, complex civil and commercial litigation. This includes bet-the-company litigation and litigation arising from catastrophic accidents. He also focuses his practice in the areas of professional liability defense, employment litigation, and general litigation.

For over twenty years, he has successfully represented large health systems and international manufacturers in complex employment litigation involving wrongful termination, alleged workplace discrimination and other human rights violations, and harassment. He has successfully tried these and other cases in both state and federal courts, as well as before the Human Rights Commission.

Additionally, he has handled numerous medical professional liability cases and complex business litigation for several local businesses as well as international corporations.

Representative Experience

Won jury verdicts on behalf of physicians and other medical care providers in medical malpractice cases involving permanent injuries and death
Won a jury verdict on behalf of one of the largest banks in the world in a claim alleging fraudulent misrepresentation, aiding and abetting, and violations of the Blue Sky Act
Lead counsel in litigation involving a $22 million construction project involving numerous parties
Represented several of West Virginia’s largest employers in matters involving employment matters. Clients include large health systems and automotive manufacturers
Won jury verdicts and obtained summary judgments in employment cases on behalf of large hospitals and large manufacturers
Successfully defended numerous cases of employment discrimination before the Human Rights Commission on behalf of large hospitals and large manufacturers
Represented numerous long-term care facilities and assisted living facilities in over 100 separate wrongful death actions brought by families of deceased former residents
Obtained summary judgment in numerous deliberate intent actions on behalf of large manufacturers, a major chemical company, oil and gas companies, and retailers
Prosecuted and defended over 30 bench trials
Obtained summary judgments on behalf of numerous real estate companies and numerous realtors in alleged breach of fiduciary duty to purchasers of real estate and alleged realtor malpractice
Won an arbitration proceeding on behalf of a nursing home
Successfully defended long-term care facilities in arbitration proceedings involving alleged professional malpractice and employment discrimination
Defended long-term care facilities in COVID-19 litigation in State, Federal District Court, and Appellate Courts involving claims of immunity under the PREP ACT

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Licensed In

Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West Virginia

Education

J.D. West Virginia University College of Law

B.A. Marshall University

Memberships

Leadership West Virginia, Class of 2013
Board Member, Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Tri-State, Class of 2008
Defense Research Institute
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Former Member-Board of Governors, West Virginia State Bar
Past Chairman-Executive Committee, West Virginia State Bar’s Young Lawyer’s Section
Former Member-West Virginia Law Institute
Former Member-Visiting Committee, West Virginia College of Law
Past President, Young Lawyer Division, West Virginia Bar Association
The National Trial College, University of Virginia
Cabell County Bar Association
Former Member, Executive Council, West Virginia Bar Association
Jessup International Moot Court Team
Marlyn E. Lugar Trial Association, West Virginia University College of Law
Moot Court Board, West Virginia University College of Law

Achievements

West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow
The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Health Care (2021-Present)
Best Lawyers® 2024 Charleston, Litigation – Health Care, Lawyer of the Year
Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating possible)
Presidential and Herndon Scholar, Marshall University
“Student of the Year,” Psychology Department, Marshall University

Speaking Engagements

Frequent lecturer at continuing legal education seminars on medical malpractice avoidance strategies and documentation issues and various aspects of employment litigation avoidance strategies

Publications

Author of the West Virginia Practice Handbook, “Medical Malpractice in West Virginia, Applicability of the Medical Professional Liability Act”

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