Adam H. Fleischer, Matthew P. Fortin and Craig M. Leff prevailed in Hertz v. ACE American Ins. Co. et al., where the court held that hundreds of personal injury claims arising out of the false arrest and detention of Hertz customers constituted separate “occurrences” that could only “trigger” policies in effect when the false arrest took place.

BatesCarey prevailed in Abramovitz v. Atlantic Speciality Ins. Co. involving a policy’s exclusion for underinsured government-owned vehicles.

BatesCarey obtained summary judgment in Fives St Corp. v. Allied World Surplus Lines Ins. Co., in which the insured’s prior knowledge of a dispute with an equipment purchaser precluded coverage for a professional liability lawsuit.

After a psychiatrist falsely represented his criminal record on an insurance renewal application, BatesCarey attorneys David Cutter, Craig Leff, and Emily Tripicchio presented the matter to a federal jury in Delaware, which found that all elements of recission had been established.

Adam Fleischer and Kevin Harris created Kentucky precedent that a continuous personal injury trigger does not apply to malicious prosecution claims.

The Circuit Court of Cook County held that the policyholder was not entitled to a second $5 million limit of liability because there was only one incident under the policy.

The appellate court affirmed the district court’s decision that the insured failed to provide timely notice to its insurer and held that the insurer owed no coverage.

BatesCarey wins big with Big Tomato LLC v. State Auto Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. in the Southern District of Mississippi.

In Haisous, LLC v. State Auto Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 2022 WL 999987, BatesCarey attorneys Mickey Passman and Joanna Swartout obtained a ruling that BatesCarey’s insurer client owed no coverage for business income loss allegedly caused by COVID-19 restrictions on the insured’s restaurant operations.

BatesCarey is proud to announce three new additions to the Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, totaling 18 named attorneys in 2022.