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Laura A.   McArdle
Partner

E-mail: lmcardle@batescarey.com
Phone: (312) 762-3225

Practice Areas:

Laura Ann McArdle is Special Counsel at Bates & Carey LLP. Laura practices in the areas of insurance coverage counseling and litigation and commercial litigation. She has successfully handled coverage matters involving mass tort, product liability, deceptive trade practices, false advertisement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, construction defect, environmental and professional liability claims in both state and federal courts throughout the nation. In the areas of commercial and general liability litigation, Laura has successfully represented large corporations and closely held businesses in matters involving breach of contract, fraud, professional malpractice and toxic tort claims. She also has environmental litigation experience which includes representing owners and transporters in CERCLA recovery actions. She previously worked for the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Chicago, Illinois.

Recent successful coverage matters include:

• Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. Stewart & Stevenson, 31 S.W.3d 654 (Tex. App. 2000)(appellate court entered a take nothing judgment in favor of the insurer based upon the non-drop down endorsement contained in umbrella policy).
• Pak-Mor Manufacturing Company v. Westchester Fire Insurance Company, et al., Civil Action No. 2001CH11027 (Bexar County, Texas 2002)(summary judgment granted under business risk exclusions).
• Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. Manor Care, et al. (Bexar County, Texas 2001)(summary judgment granted that anti-subrogation argument raised by insured did not preclude recovery).

Laura received a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1993 and a B.A. in English with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1988. She studied at Brighton Polytechnic in Brighton, England.

She is admitted to the Illinois Bar and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations.