Insurance

Secured a significant ruling involving an $8,000,000 judgment. The court ruled that our client had no duty to indemnify under the policies. 

Secured a motion to dismiss on a case involving uninsured motorist coverage for a collision involving a horse and buggy.

Represented a Homeowner’s Association Board and Property Management Company against allegations of bad faith and breach of fiduciary duty claims and secured resolution through settlement whereby creative solutions that did not include monetary consideration were employed.

Successfully appealed a D&O coverage dispute to the Delaware Supreme Court with a pro hac admission, avoiding a policy limit exposure for the client.

Successfully obtained an early dismissal of a Consumer Fraud claim on the pleadings for failure to state a claim. In that case, the plaintiff homeowners lost power when a tree fell during a storm and took down the power lines. As part of the work necessary to restore power, certain trees on the homeowners’ property were trimmed by the defendant company. The plaintiff homeowners took issue with the manner in which they had been trimmed and filed a lawsuit, alleging among other things, that the defendant company was liable for consumer fraud. The court granted the defendant’s motion, finding that there was no consumer transaction and therefore dismissed the consumer fraud claim.

Successfully defended the insurance company after both jury and bench trials brought by various medical providers for thousands of dollars in first party claims denied based on lack of medical necessity, fraud, incomplete/insufficient/improper claims documents and excessive billing.

Successfully litigated a D&O coverage dispute with a pro hac admission in California, avoiding a policy limit exposure for the client.

Obtained a litigated rescission of a D&O policy in New York.

Served as an expert witness for the prevailing party in a confidential arbitration over a Representations and Warranties insurance policy dispute.