Jason P. Minkin and Brian J. Watson have published an article in DRI’s The Voice (Volume 16 Issue 27) entitled Recent “Wrongful Birth” Decisions Turn on the Health of the Child.  The article discusses the contrasting approaches taken in two recent state supreme court decisions addressing medical liability issues involving the “wrongful birth” of disabled versus healthy...

Special Counsel Alicia J. Smith participated in a panel discussion sponsored by Ironshore Insurance in Chicago on March 22, 2017. Alicia’s panel addressed the insurance implications of  “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics” as part of Ironshore’s Innovation Forum hosted by the insurer’s Midwest Region.  The panel first considered insurance underwriting and legal...

Jason P. Minkin and Brian J. Watson have published an article in Marine Insight entitled Navigating Maritime Liens: Protections Afforded to the Vessel Owner.  The article discusses a recent court decision which highlights how a vessel owner was able to overcome a maritime lien and vacate the arrest of its vessel.

Jason P. Minkin and Jonathan A. Cipriani have published an article in the Maritime Advocate entitled Court Finds Issues of Fact With Regard to Claim of Late Notice Under Bumbershoot Policy.  The article discusses a recent court decision applying Connecticut law to a denial of coverage based on late notice under an occurrence-based policy.  A full copy of the article can be found...

In this article by R. Patrick Bedell and Kevin F. Harris published in Mealey’s Emerging Insurance Disputes, the firm’s Opioid Coverage Task Force examines the origins of the prescription opioid epidemic, the growing number of lawsuits filed by state and local governments against the prescription opioid industry, and the insurance coverage issues presented by opioid lawsuits....

In this article by BatesCarey's Opioid Coverage Task Force, Adam H. Fleischer and R. Patrick Bedell look at the Senate's proposed healthcare bill, the impact on the opioid crisis, and the potential impact on insurers.

In this article by Adam H. Fleischer, the Chairperson of BatesCarey's Opioid Coverage Task Force, we examine the potential impact on insurers of new efforts by the State of Tennessee and a national group of attorneys general to target the prescription opioid industry.

This article explores these three excess of policy limits situations, problematic jurisdictions, and options insurers should consider in order to guard against excess of policy limits exposure.

Absolute pollution exclusions are intended to exclude coverage for virtually all pollution-related claims under commercial general liability insurance policies. However, jurisdictions across the country have varied in their treatment of these exclusions, with some jurisdictions applying  the exclusion only to instances of “traditional” environmental pollution while others apply a broader, literal interpretation of the exclusion.

Law Bulletin Publishing Company, through its Leading Lawyers Division, has recognized BatesCarey LLP partners R. Patrick Bedell and Jordon S. Steinway, and associate Kelli Biggam Fleming, as “Emerging Lawyers” in its 2017 publication in the areas of Insurance, Insurance Coverage, and Reinsurance Law. The Emerging Lawyers distinction recognizes the top two percent of lawyers...