Jordon Steinway and Katie Martin secured a crucial victory for Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company in a Florida federal court coverage dispute over a nightclub’s alleged misappropriation of professional models’ images and likenesses on social media. The Middle District of Florida ruled that a policy exclusion barred coverage and rejected the plaintiffs’ illusory coverage argument.  

Matthew Fortin discusses recent Illinois decisions affecting commercial general liability policies, public adjuster practices, and the rejection of a novel “super excess” theory of coverage.

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.