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...

BatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that it has once again been named to the “Best Law Firms” list by global ranking authority U.S. News & World Report.  Over the years BatesCarey has consistently achieved this prestigious ranking in Insurance Law both as a top-ranked Chicago firm and a top-ranked national firm. The streak continued in the 2018 rankings, which were...

Jason P. Minkin and Brian J. Watson have published a Wrongful Birth Survey of Reported Verdicts and Settlements in DRI’s The Voice (Volume 16 Issue 43).  The Survey addresses verdicts and settlements reported in wrongful birth cases across the country, spanning the last 15 years, in order to better understand the potential exposure presented by wrongful birth claims.  A full...