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...

Jason P. Minkin and Jonathan A. Cipriani have published an article in the Tulane Maritime Law Journal entitled Guam Federal Court Shows Deference to International Arbitration Agreement in P&I Club Rules.  The article discusses a recent court decision enforcing a Norway arbitration clause against the wife of a deceased Jones Act seaman who sought to enforce a judgment against...

BatesCarey LLP once again ranked as a top-tier insurance coverage firm in Chambers USA, the legal industry’s most respected rankings list.

BatesCarey  partner, Robert J. Bates, Jr., has been ranked as the number one “Thought Leader” in North America by Who’s Who Legal.  Who’s Who describes “Thought Leaders” as “worthy of special mention owing not only to their vast expertise and experience advising on some of the world’s most significant and cutting-edge legal matters, but also their ability to innovate, inspire and go above and beyond to deliver for their clients.”

BatesCarey launched its Admiralty and Maritime practice in May, led by Jason P. Minkin, Jonathan A. Cipriani and Nicole M. Gallagher.