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Mr. James W Semple

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1000 West St., 10th Fl., P.O. Box 1680, Wilmington, DE 19899-1680

Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation and Appeals

About Mr. James W Semple

Mr. James W Semple is a lawyer practicing commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, appeals. James received a B.A. degree from St. Joseph University in 1965, and has been licensed for 52 years. James practices at Cooch and Taylor, P.A. in Wilmington, DE.

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Areas of Law

  • Commercial Law 1
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance 1
    • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Appellate Practice 1
    • Appeals

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Director
    Firm Name
    Cooch and Taylor, P.A.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Recent Matters
    Represented a plastic manufacturer that recovered damages through settlement of a claim for the breach of an exclusive distributor contract
    Defended a breach of a restrictive employment covenant involving two former employees
    Defended a former executive in a claim for the claw back of exercised stock options based on alleged breaches of covenants not to compete, soliciting employees
    disclosing confidential information
    Successfully settled a claim after initiating litigation on behalf of a former executive against his former employer for indemnification of costs defending an SEC investigation
    Represented several related U.S. corporations facing catastrophic claims arising from the 9/11 tragedy in a declaratory judgment action that secured their rights to primary
    excess liability insurance
    Represented a global company - as local trial counsel
    as lead counsel before the Delaware Supreme Court on appeal - in the defense of multiple claims for birth defects allegedly arising from exposure to one of its products
    Represented the liquidating trust of a defunct corporation in the settlement of certain toxic tort claims
    Represented a company in prosecuting a claim for breach of a demolition
    rehabilitation contract
    Represented a cal company in prosecuting a claim for breach of an electric utility contract
    Represented a company in prosecuting a claim for breach of exclusive distributor contract
    Represented an insurer in defeating a class action both in the trial court
    in the subsequent appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court on an issue of first impression involving comprehensive automobile property coverage
    Represented two individual beneficiaries in the successful negotiation of a settlement of their claim for benefits under a lapsed life insurance policy
    Represented a national trucking company in the defense
    negotiated settlement of the death
    survival claims of the beneficiaries of 2 students burned alive in an SUV rear ended by the trucking company driver
    Represented a company in prosecuting a claim for breach of a demolition
    rehabilitation contract
    Represented an agro-chemical company defending a claim for damages for loss of crops
    Represented a former key executive in defending a claim for forfeiture of restricted stock
    stock options

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1974, Delaware
    1975, District of Columbia
    United States District Court, District of Delaware
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional Affiliations

    Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, Board of Bar Examiners, Past Member
    Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, Board on Professional Responsibility, Past Member
    Superior Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle County, Liaison Counsel
    District of Columbia Bar Association
    American Bar Association
    The American Board of Trial Advocates, Delaware Chapter, Charter Member
    Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
    Delaware State Bar Association
    •Former Member of Executive Committee
    •Founding Chair of Torts and Insurance Practice Section

    Defense Counsel of Delaware, Founding President

    Community Affiliations

    Delaware Art Museum, John Sloan Society
    Various Civic Associations, Past President
    ACLU and Planned Parenthood, Delaware Chapter, Past Board Member

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Villanova University School of Law
    Class of 1974
    J.D.
    Other Education
    St. Joseph University
    Class of 1965
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1943
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1943

Mr. James W Semple

Director at Cooch and Taylor, P.A.
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1000 West St., 10th Fl.P.O. Box 1680Wilmington, DE 19899-1680U.S.A.

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