Agelo Reppas and Colleen Sorensen achieved unanimous Indiana Court of Appeals victory, reversing the previous denial of summary judgment in a dispute regarding whether a watercraft limitation bars coverage for an insured’s CERCLA liability.

Ellen Zabinski will speak during the “Interactive Case Studies” panel of the MDD Cyber Business Interruption Summit in Chicago on Wednesday, April 22.

Kari Timm will moderate the panel “The Intersection of Cyber and D&O – Bridging the Towers” at the PLUS D&O and Cyber Symposium in New York City on Tuesday, March 3.

Matthew Fortin highlights recent Illinois decisions impacting overlapping coverages, statutory protections for genetic health information, contractual suit limitation provisions and examines the Department of Insurance’s recent suit against State Farm.

Adam Fleischer presents on claims trends and mitigation at IRLA’s inaugural Bermuda Conference on January 27, 2026.

BatesCarey has elevated Kevin Harris, Paige Houin, Kathryn Kawauchi and Sarah St. Clair to Partner, effective January 1, 2026.

BatesCarey filed an amicus curiae brief to the Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Elite Insurance Corporation, seeking to overturn 15 years of legal precedent regarding policy holders’ emissions and “pollution” in Illinois.

Seventeen firm attorneys have been named as 2026 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, including Adam Fleischer as a Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyer.

BatesCarey achieved a unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court of Kentucky, finding no duty to defend or indemnify a wrongful conviction claim and resulting in a $28 million consent judgment. The decision establishes new law in Kentucky and should better equip insurers nationwide in rebutting claims of continuous “personal injury” coverage across decades of incarceration. Colemon v. Westport Ins. Co., No. 2023-SC-0497-DG, 2025 WL 3768513