New York Appellate Division Affirms Judgment Finding that Insurers Owe No Coverage in PFAS Environmental Contamination Claims
January 2022 | Category: News, Recent SuccessesBatesCarey partner Agelo Reppas recently secured an important victory before the New York Appellate Division, Third Department, which unanimously upheld a judgment finding that two AIG insurers owe no coverage in connection with PFAS environmental contamination claims. Tonoga, Inc. v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., No. 532546, 2022 WL 52903 (N.Y. App. Div. Jan. 6, 2022).
Four BatesCarey Attorneys Elected to Partnership and Special Counsel Positions in 2022
January 2022 | Category: NewsBatesCarey is proud to announce that Abigail Rocap, Justin Seigler and Allyson Spacht have been elected as Partners, and Amanda Bushemi Buckley has been elevated to Special Counsel effective January 1, 2022.
Delaware Supreme Court Breaks Ground In Finding No Coverage For Opioid Public Nuisance
January 2022 | Category: Articles and Presentations, NewsThe Supreme Court of Delaware has issued a groundbreaking insurance ruling destined to help define the fundamental bargain at the heart of commercial insurance coverage, and demonstrate why such coverage does not extend to public nuisance claims.
Fifth Circuit Finds COVID-19 Restrictions Not “Direct Physical Loss” Under Texas Law
January 2022 | Category: News, Recent SuccessesBatesCarey attorneys Adam Fleischer, Lindsey Dean and Matthew Fortin represented State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company in establishing that, under Texas law, COVID-19 business income claims do not constitute “direct physical loss” and that COVID-19 restrictions did not result from any condition at the insured’s premises.
Counterclaim in Admiralty Case Does Not Create Right to Jury Trial
December 2021 | Category: NewsFifth Circuit Overturns Precedent Deeming Maritime Statute’s Time Bar Jurisdictional
December 2021 | Category: NewsThe 1851 Limitation of Liability Act allows qualifying vessel owners to limit their liability after maritime accidents. However, this statute imposes a time limit on vessel owners. Previously, the Fifth Circuit had held that this time bar was a jurisdictional rule, but earlier this month held that a U.S. Supreme Court case implicitly overruled an earlier case and the Limitation of Liability Act’s time bar is nonjurisdictional.
Illinois Federal Court Enforces Notice Condition for BatesCarey Client
December 2021 | Category: NewsBatesCarey attorneys Adam Fleischer and Lindsey Dean obtained a ruling that BatesCarey’s insurer client owed no duty to defend or indemnify in connection with an underlying sexual abuse claim.
Kristi Nolley Honored with the WBAI’s Top Women Lawyers in Leadership Award
November 2021 | Category: NewsBatesCarey is proud to announce that the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) selected Kristi Nolley for the 2021 Top Women Lawyers in Leadership Award.
David Alt and Kristi Nolley Included on Crain’s 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law List
November 2021 | Category: NewsBatesCarey is pleased to announce that Crain’s Chicago Business honored David Alt and Kristi Nolley on the 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law list.
U.S. News and World Report Once Again Recognizes BatesCarey as a Best Law Firm Nationally and in Chicago
November 2021 | Category: NewsBatesCarey has been recognized in Chicago and Nationwide as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News and World Report.