On April 17, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado entered summary judgment in favor of Rockhill Insurance Company, finding that over $800,000 in underlying repair and replacement costs were excluded by a “faulty workmanship” exclusion in the professional liability policy at issue.  In achieving this ruling, the BatesCarey LLP team also attained summary judgment on over $4 million in bad faith damages that had been sought from Rockhill.

Michael "Mickey" Passman unpacked the Illinois Appellate Court’s confirmation of Dominick’s Finer Foods v. Indiana Insurance Co.in his March 2018 Insurance Law IICLE Flashpoints column.  At issue was the well-established rule that where there is bona fide dispute concerning coverage, statutory penalties should not be assessed against an insurer that denies a claim, even...

As possible solutions to the opioid crisis have emerged, the question becomes whether the government, pharmaceutical companies or insurers should fund these expensive efforts for wholesale societal repair. Adam H. Fleischer, Chair of BatesCarey’s Opioid Coverage Task Force, sheds light... 

Head of BatesCarey's Opioid Coverage Task Force Adam Fleischer was featured in the February 2018 issue of CLM Magazine's Between The Lines Q&A in which various industry leaders weighed in on how opioid litigation will evolve in the coming year.

Agelo L. Reppas participates in a panel discussion at the 30th Annual American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Conference, on March 1, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. The panel discusses the contours of professional services coverage and exclusions, in the context of recent judicial decisions from around the country, and present insurer and policyholder...

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that twelve of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers and Illinois Rising Stars lists.  Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual...

In light of a few recent large verdicts in the Chicago area, insurers need to understand potential impacts and the importance of having the legal tool of remittitur at the ready, according to Agelo L. Reppas in her recent Law360 analysis.

BatesCarey LLP is delighted to announce that Jonathan “Jon” A. Cipriani and Michael “Mickey” H. Passman have been elected to partnership, effective January 1, 2018. Both focus their practice in insurance coverage analysis and litigation.  Jon serves as coverage and litigation counsel to foreign and domestic insurers in matters involving professional liability coverage,...

With a federal judge revealing his determination to resolve opioid claims without briefs or trials, and with journalistic investigations blowing open the distributors’ culpability, there may be a massive opioid settlement looming in 2018, according to Adam Fleischer and Kevin Harris of BatesCarey’s Opioid Coverage Task Force.

On Thursday, January 25, 2018, BatesCarey will host a day-long insurance workshop to share practical and ethical issues that insurers face when handling claims.  Sponsored by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the program Practical & Ethical Handling of Insurance Issues will explore topics such as:  The life of an insurance claim as it goes from...