In a recent Law360 industry analysis, BatesCarey’s David J. Buishas and Elisabeth C. Ross address arguments made earlier today in the Ninth Circuit from policyholders and insurers in three suits over whether business interruption coverage extends to pandemic-related losses, foreshadowing the many cases pending before federal appellate and trial courts.

The Women’s Bar Association of Illinois officially welcomes BatesCarey’s Lauren N. Tuckey as President for the 2021-2022 term.

BatesCarey's Adam Fleischer and Elisabeth Ross discuss flaws in the particle theory of coverage for COVID-19 claims in Law360.

The American Bar Association’s The Brief Editorial Board Member spotlight features BatesCarey Associate Jonathan Walton.

BatesCarey associate Paige M. Houin will speak at the 2021 Claims and Litigation Management Alliance Annual Conference on August 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM about a variety of factors contributing to social inflation.

David M. Alt and Andrew S. Chestnut discuss new Illinois legislation effective July 1, 2021, that will add 6% prejudgment interest to damages awards in personal injury lawsuits and arbitrations.

In their recent Law360 Expert Analysis, BatesCarey’s Kristi S. Nolley and Lindsey D. Dean address rejection of the notice-prejudice rule for claims-made-and-reported policies in a matter of first impression in Kentucky.

In a recent Law360 piece, Adam analyzes the reconsidered ruling in Giant Eagle v. American Guarantee, et al., which provides assurance to excess carriers that opioid defendants facing millions of dollars in defense costs cannot use those costs as a means to leapfrog their primary coverage and proceed up their insurance towers to reach excess layers.

BatesCarey's Joanna Gau Swartout discussed the Illinois Supreme Court's recent decision that an insurer owes a duty to defend a policyholder in a putative class action complaint alleging violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act related to the collection of customers’ fingerprints at a L.A. Tan franchise in West Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. Krishna Schaumburg Tan, Inc., 2021 IL 125978.

BatesCarey and its attorneys once again earned top recognition for insurance coverage firms from Chambers USA, making 2021 its 17th year of consecutive accolades from the legal industry’s most respected rankings list.