Illinois Bill Will Add 9% Prejudgment Interest on Injury Claims From Date of Injury
February 2021 | Category: NewsDavid M. Alt and Andrew S. Chestnut discuss a bill expected to be signed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker that would add prejudgment interest to damages awards in personal injury lawsuits and arbitrations.
New York Court Rules that Capacity Issues Result in No Coverage for Securities Settlements Under D&O Program
February 2021 | Category: News, Recent SuccessesA New York Supreme Court granted summary judgment for BatesCarey client Continental Casualty Company, finding that no coverage was owed for the $250 million sought by the insureds under a D&O program issued to AR Capital, LLC.
Fifteen BatesCarey Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
January 2021 | Category: NewsBatesCarey is pleased to announce five new additions to the Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, totaling 15 named attorneys in 2021.
Four BatesCarey Attorneys Elected to Partnership and Special Counsel Positions in 2021
January 2021 | Category: NewsBatesCarey LLP is pleased to announce that Mark Deptula and Gustavo Otalvora have been elected as Partners, and Joanna Gau Swartout and Kelli Biggam Fleming have been elevated to Special Counsel effective January 1, 2021.
Mold Exclusion Enforced and Bad Faith Rejected In Ninth Circuit Ruling
November 2020 | Category: News, Recent SuccessesThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed judgement for BatesCarey client Rockhill Insurance Companies in a mold remediation claim under its general liability coverage.
BatesCarey Recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a 2021 Best Law Firm Nationally and in Chicago
November 2020 | Category: NewsBatesCarey is pleased to announce today that the firm was selected to the prestigious Best Law Firms list for the seventh year in a row.
BatesCarey Welcomes Associate Natali Thomas
October 2020 | Category: NewsBatesCarey continues hiring streak, bringing on eight new attorneys in the past eight months.
Adam Fleischer Examines How Coverage Confusion is Creeping into America’s Opioid Litigation
October 2020 | Category: Articles and Presentations, NewsIn a recent Law360 piece, Adam unpacks the hierarchy of opioid coverage issues and the recent rulings at the heart of the confusion.
Doctor’s Criminal Plea Vitiates Malpractice Coverage for Related Wrongful Death Suit Arising Out of Over-Prescription of Opioids
October 2020 | Category: NewsKristi S. Nolley and Lindsey D. Dean discuss Ninth Circuit decision illustrating the impact of criminal admissions on insurance coverage for a related civil lawsuit.
Lauren N. Tuckey Installed as 2020-2021 First-Vice President of WBAI
October 2020 | Category: NewsLauren N. Tuckey has been installed as the First Vice President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.