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Jason P. Minkin and Brian J. Watson Publish Wrongful Birth Survey of Reported Verdicts and Settlements in DRI’s The Voice

December 2017 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

Jason P. Minkin and Brian J. Watson have published a Wrongful Birth Survey of Reported Verdicts and Settlements in DRI’s The Voice (Volume 16 Issue 43).  The Survey addresses verdicts and settlements reported in wrongful birth cases across the country, spanning the last 15 years, in order to better understand the potential exposure presented by wrongful birth claims.  A full...

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Hearing on Consolidation Signals New Phase for Opioid Suits

December 2017 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

Adam Fleischer and Kevin Harris of BatesCarey’s Opioid Coverage Task Force published an article on Law360.com discussing the significance of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s possible consolidation of opioid litigation pending nationally into a single multidistrict litigation or “MDL”. This byline was the 8th most-read article across all of Law360’s coverage in 2017.

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Jason P. Minkin and Amanda E. Bushemi Publish Article in DRI’s The Critical Path Construction Law Newsletter

November 2017 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

Jason P. Minkin and Amanda E. Bushemi published an article in DRI’s The Critical Path Construction Law Newsletter entitled Recent Developments in Architects and Engineers Claims.  This article discusses several recent noteworthy decisions from courts across the U.S. examining liability and insurance coverage issues that impact architects and engineers.

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California Appellate Ruling Against Opioid Coverage Sign of Things to Come?

November 2017 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

R.Patrick Bedell and Kevin F. Harris of BatesCarey’s Opioid Coverage Task Force published an article on Law360.com discussing the significance of the California Court of Appeals’ ruling that insurers of Actavis, Inc., a manufacturer of prescription opioids, had no duty to defend lawsuits alleging that Actavis fraudulently misrepresented the dangers of prescription opioids and...

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Jason P. Minkin and Jonathan A. Cipriani Publish Article in The Maritime Advocate on Direct Actions Against Insurers

October 2017 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

Jason P. Minkin and Jonathan A. Cipriani have published an article in The Maritime Advocate entitled Direct Actions Against Insurers and U.S. Limitation of Liability. The article examine a recent US court case addressing the interplay between the Louisiana Direct Action Statute and the U.S. Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability Act.

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BatesCarey’s Opioid Coverage Task Force to Present: "America On Opioids: The Issues, the Claims and the Coverage"

October 2017 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

BatesCarey LLP is excited to announce that on Tuesday, October 17, Patrick Bedell and Kevin Harris, members of the country’s first-ever Opioid Coverage Task Force, will be teaming up with plaintiff’s attorney Marie Napoli and Perrin Conferences to host a webinar discussing the wave of opioid litigation pending against pharmaceutical companies nationwide and the insurance...

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Jason P. Minkin and Jonathan A. Cipriani Publish Article in Kluwer Arbitration Blog on Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award Resolving Jones Act Seaman’s Personal Injury Claim

August 2017 | Category: Articles and Presentations, News

Jason P. Minkin and Jonathan A. Cipriani have published an article in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog entitled “Federal Court Enforces Foreign Arbitral Award Resolving Jones Act Seaman’s Personal Injury Claim.”  The article discusses a recent U.S. decision in which the court enforced a foreign arbitral award approving a settlement between a Jones Act seaman and his employer. ...

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