BatesCarey partners Matthew Murphy and Ellen Zabinski discussed emerging issues at the annual meeting of the Railroad Insurance Management Association.

BatesCarey’s Ommid C. Farashahi and Jonathan A. Cipriani’s article “No Choice of Law in Delaware Coverage Disputes?” co-authored with Jeremy Salzman and Kylie Tomas of Sompo International was published in The D&O Diary.

BatesCarey’s Adam Fleischer and Allyson Spacht shared insights on the impact of the Cleveland County, Oklahoma District opioid judgment as it relates to nationwide opioid litigation and discussed future coverage considerations in Advisen Front Page News.  

BatesCarey’s Jordon S. Steinway shared insights with 30 claims adjusters on commercial auto claims and best practices for drafting reservation of rights letters.

BatesCarey’s David J. Buishas moderated a panel of railroad industry professionals at the 26th Annual Railroad Liability Seminar in Essex, Vermont on July 10-12, 2019.

The creation of a “negotiating class” to settle thousands of the nation’s opioid lawsuits may have far reaching implications for tort defendants and their insurers. Adam H. Fleischer, Chair of BatesCarey’s Opioid Coverage Task Force, examines these issues in his latest Law360 Expert Analysis.

Adam H. Fleischer will address insurance coverage issues related to the expanding breadth of opioid liability claims in a CLE webinar Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

After a respected web site published an article critical of BatesCarey’s client’s appellate victory in Westport v. California Casualty, Adam Fleischer responded with this retort in Law360 explaining why the decision was strong and sound for both insurers and their insureds.

Opioid Coverage Task Force member Patrick Bedell shares insights with Bloomberg Law on a Connecticut court’s recent dismissal of claims against opioid drugmakers in the article “Purdue Attacks Charges That Opioid Marketing Caused Overdoses.”

Jason P. Minkin, Jonathan A. Cipriani, and Melissa A. Sereda authored a note appearing in Insurance Marine News entitled On The Sea, But Not A Seaman.  The article examines a recent US Court decision addressing the remedies available to maritime workers under the Jones Act and general maritime law.