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Maryann C. Hayes
Partner
E-mail:
mhayes@batescarey.com
Phone:
(312) 762-3145
Practice Areas:
Maryann's
practice focuses on insurance coverage and reinsurance
in the areas of environmental, toxic tort, and asbestos
claims She has served as trial counsel in significant
insurance coverage cases, and has argued numerous dispositive
motions and appeals in the insurance coverage area.
- DuPont v. Allstate, et al. ( Del. , 2004): Favorable
summary judgment rulings absolving insurers of coverage
obligation for DuPont's polybutylene plumbing claims.
- Celotex Corp. v. AIU Ins. Co., et al. , 216 B.R.
867 (M.D. Fla., 1997): Judgment in favor of insurers resulting
in no coverage for asbestos bodily injury and asbestos-in-building
claims on late notice grounds following trial in Florida
Bankruptcy Court.
- Diamond
Shamrock v. Aetna , et al. 609 A.2d 440 (1992), cert. denied , 634 A.2d
528 (1993): Affirming jury verdict of no coverage for
dioxin contamination and applying “war risk” exclusion
to bar coverage for servicemen's Agent Orange settlement.
Asbestos Insurance Coverage Cases :
- Hercules,
Inc. v. OneBeacon, et al. (Del., 1998-2004)
Pollution Insurance Coverage Cases :
- GenCorp
Inc. v. AIU, et al. (6th Circuit Court of Appeals,
2004):
Appeal from rulings on allocation, settlement credits,
contribution.
- Fox
River , Wisconsin Pollution
Coverage Mediation
- Consolidated Edison v. American Home, et al. (NY)
- Stepan
Chemical Co. v. American Re (IL & NJ, 1995-2000)
- Hercules
v. AIU Ins. Co., et al. (Del., 1992-2001)
Bankruptcy/Mass Tort Cases:
- In
re Celotex Corp. (Fla., 1993-present) -- asbestos
- In
re U.S. Brass Corp. 173 B.R. 1006 (E.D. Tex. 1994)
-- PB plumbing claims
- In
re H.K. Porter , 156 B.R. 16 (W.D. Pa. 1993) -- asbestos
- Pittsburgh
Corning Bankruptcy/Insurance
Coverage Mediation (asbestos)
Polybutylene Plumbing Insurance Coverage Cases
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Trials
- Hercules v . AIU (Del. Super., April
1998)
Three-month jury trial involving insurance coverage for
$100 million cleanup of dioxin contamination at and
around Arkansas plant, no coverage based on pollution
exclusions.
- Celotex Corp. v. AIU Ins. Co. (Bankruptcy Court,
U.S. Dist. Ct., M.D. Fla.) (on appeal to District Court).
Lengthy insurance coverage trial (1993-1996) in bankruptcy
adversary proceeding resulting in a ruling of no coverage
for asbestos bodily injury and building claims for bankrupt
policyholder Celotex.
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Ms.
Hayes obtained her undergraduate degree cum laude
from the University of Notre Dame in 1977 and her
law degree cum laude from Loyola University
of Chicago School of Law in 1981. She is a member of the
Illinois bar, the Trial Bar of the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Sixth,
Seventh, and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the bar
of the United States Supreme Court.
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