BatesCarey partner Agelo Reppas recently secured an important victory before the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, which unanimously upheld a judgment finding that two AIG insurers owe no coverage in connection with PFAS environmental contamination claims. Tonoga, Inc. v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., No. 532546, 2022 WL 52903 (N.Y. App. Div. Jan. 6, 2022).

BatesCarey attorneys Adam Fleischer, Lindsey Dean and Matthew Fortin represented State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company in establishing that, under Texas law, COVID-19 business income claims do not constitute “direct physical loss” and that COVID-19 restrictions did not result from any condition at the insured’s premises.

A 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.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed judgement for BatesCarey client Rockhill Insurance Companies in a mold remediation claim under its general liability coverage.

David F. Cutter, Ryan M. Henderson, Le G. Trieu, Emily R. Tripicchio and Sarah M. Kitlinski secure significant wins for two insurance companies in the span of a month.

BatesCarey is pleased to announce that eleven attorneys have been named 2020 Leading and Emerging Lawyers.    

BatesCarey partners Agelo L. Reppas and Adam H. Fleischer achieved fantastic legal precedent for the insurance industry and their client, Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, with the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling that insurance coverage for malicious prosecution claims is triggered only at the time of the wrongful charging, and not in subsequent years of retrials or exoneration.

BatesCarey is thrilled to announce that partner Adam H. Fleischer has been named a “Trailblazer” by National Law Journal, a distinction bestowed on only 17 firms.

BatesCarey is proud to announce the firm has been recognized as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers for the sixth consecutive year.

BatesCarey’s Jordon S. Steinway and Katherine A. Martin were victorious by way of dispositive motion in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, with the Court ruling as a matter of law that Munich Re had no duty to defend or indemnify its insureds.