In his February 2019 Insurance Law IICLE Flashpoints column, Michael “Mickey” Passman examines a recent federal decision confirming the rule that the insured has the burden of demonstrating coverage.

While the Jones Act and general maritime law provide injured maritime workers with remedies, these remedies, as reflected in a recent federal decision and the precedents it follows, are not available to every maritime worker who sustains an injury on the water. In Ross v. W&T Offshore, Inc., 2018 WL 6492762 (E.D. La. Dec. 10, 2018) (slip copy), the court, reinforcing the threshold requirements necessary for seeking relief under the Jones Act and general maritime law, rejected the contention that an employee injured on an oil platform permanently affixed to the sea floor can seek recovery under either the Jones Act or general maritime law.

BatesCarey is pleased to announce that four new associates have joined the firm, deepening its premier insurance coverage bench.

In his January 2019 Insurance Law IICLE Flashpoints column, Michael “Mickey” Passman examines a recent Illinois Appellate Court decision confirming that an insurer’s duty to defend is determined by the facts alleged against the insured, not the legal labels used to characterize those facts.

BatesCarey’s Agelo Reppas will be presenting on a panel titled “How Could That (Not) Be Covered? Truthiness And Coverage For False Claims Act Liability,” at the ABA Litigation Section, 2019 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, on March 1, 2019 in Tucson.

BatesCarey's Adam Fleischer joins an insurance industry all-star panel at CLM's Annual Meeting in March to discuss the insurance challenges for municipalities faced with false arrest claims.

BatesCarey is delighted to announce that ten of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists in insurance coverage.

BatesCarey is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been named to the 2019 Illinois Leading Lawyers list.

A Connecticut judge recently dismissed lawsuits filed by thirty-seven cities seeking to recover economic losses allegedly arising from the opioid epidemic, calling efforts to determine which of twenty-five pharmaceutical defendants caused the cities’ losses “junk justice.”  R. Patrick Bedell and Kevin F. Harris of BatesCarey’s Opioid Coverage Task Force analyze this notable...

Adam Fleischer shares latest legal developments in the opioid epidemic and the impact of the recent City of New Haven ruling at the Gen Re Executive Forum this week in Marco Island, Fla.