Murchison & Cumming Partner Named to CLM’s Retail, Restaurant, and Hospitality Board

March 23, 2016

James O. Eiler, a Partner in the Los Angeles office of Murchison & Cumming, LLP, has been named to the Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance’s Retail, Restaurant, and Hospitality Board. The board is comprised of senior executives from major industry companies and top defense firms. They will work to reshape the industry by identifying and implementing products, offering education opportunities and making resources available to its members. One of the first initiatives of the board will be the creation of the distinguished Retail, Restaurant, and Hospitality claims industry conference.

Through the span of nearly 30 years, Mr. Eiler has become one of California’s most recognized hospitality law attorneys. Having defended clients against a variety of claims, including general negligence, premises liability, food borne illness and foreign objects, Legionella and other toxic torts, civil rights, ADA, franchise litigation and many more, Mr. Eiler has experience in a broad range of hospitality claims. A sought after author and speaker, Mr. Eiler brings his years of experience as a thought leader and industry knowledge to the Hospitality Law community. As an active participant in several key trade industry associations, he also helps shape regulations and legislation affecting the hospitality industries on an ongoing basis.

"I am honored to be appointed to the board and look forward to help develop training and education resources to help the industry better understand the risks in hospitality operations and to defend the industry when litigation occurs,” said Eiler.

About Murchison & Cumming, LLP
With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm's attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Networks.

About CLM
The Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance is the only national organization created to meet the needs of professionals in the claims and litigation management industries. Founded in 2007, the CLM currently has more than 30,000 Members and Fellows — a number that grows by hundreds each month.