Michael “Mickey” Passman examines an Illinois federal judge’s recent ruling in a coverage dispute case, Tracy Holdings LLC v. West Bend Insurance Co., in his October 2018 Insurance Law IICLE Flashpoints column. At issue was the value of insurers’ use of “catch all” reservation of rights statements in denial letters, particularly in avoiding application of “mend the hold” and waiver doctrines under Illinois law in ensuing litigation.

In this feature titled Outside the Courts from the October 2018 CLM Magazine, Adam H. Fleischer examines whether the solutions to America’s opioid crisis will come from the courts, the insurers or broader societal changes.

Michael “Mickey” Passman examined the Illinois Appellate Court’s decision of Direct Auto Insurance Co. v. Sinclair in his July 2018 Insurance Law IICLE Flashpoint column. At issue was whether a misrepresentation in the insurance application that increases premium renders the policy void.

On June 28, 2018, the Justice Department Announced charges against  601 individuals for their alleged participation in the opioid epidemic resulting in more than $2 billion in losses.

Michael H.Passman and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' Michael J. DeLonay examine how courts are determining the number of occurrences in insurance policies that may be implicated by claims in the wake of the #MeToo movement.

I. Jordan Lowe discuss how concussion litigation will be affected by developments in diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease associated with a history of repetitive brain injuries, in living patients.

Michael "Mickey" Passman unpacked the Illinois Appellate Court’s confirmation of Dominick’s Finer Foods v. Indiana Insurance Co.in his March 2018 Insurance Law IICLE Flashpoints column.  At issue was the well-established rule that where there is bona fide dispute concerning coverage, statutory penalties should not be assessed against an insurer that denies a claim, even...

As possible solutions to the opioid crisis have emerged, the question becomes whether the government, pharmaceutical companies or insurers should fund these expensive efforts for wholesale societal repair. Adam H. Fleischer, Chair of BatesCarey’s Opioid Coverage Task Force, sheds light... 

Head of BatesCarey's Opioid Coverage Task Force Adam Fleischer was featured in the February 2018 issue of CLM Magazine's Between The Lines Q&A in which various industry leaders weighed in on how opioid litigation will evolve in the coming year.

In light of a few recent large verdicts in the Chicago area, insurers need to understand potential impacts and the importance of having the legal tool of remittitur at the ready, according to Agelo L. Reppas in her recent Law360 analysis.