Strong briefs filed by Jordon Steinway and Amanda Bushemi Buckley in the Southern District of Texas recently elicited a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation granting judgment on the pleadings in favor of BatesCarey’s client, Munich Re (PESLIC).  After Maxum Indemnity Company refused to defend PESLIC’s insureds in an underlying lawsuit in which the plaintiff was the victim of an assault at a Houston-area gentlemen’s club, PESLIC filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit seeking a determination that Maxum has a duty to defend PESLIC’s insureds as additional insureds under the Maxum policy, and that such duty is primary to PESLIC.  PESLIC also requested, and was granted, equitable contribution from Maxum for its fees incurred in the defense of such insureds. 

BatesCarey's Adam Fleischer, John Husmann and Joanna Swartout recently obtained summary judgment for Rockhill Insurance Company in the District Court of Nevada where another insurer had sued Rockhill for not appropriately settling a mold remediation claim, and sought over $3 million in bad faith damages.

Abigail E. Rocap and Michael T. Skoglund achieved a victory in Doe v. Citizens Ins. Co. of Ill., a coverage action that was pending in the United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois. 

Agelo L. Reppas and Justin K. Seigler achieved a victory on behalf of their client in Schnabel Foundation Co. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co of Pittsburg, PA, a coverage action pending in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals against a construction subcontractor whose faulty excavation work caused soil to shift, resulting in county authorities issuing a stop-work order.

BatesCarey is pleased to announce that Ommid C. Farashahi and Adam H. Fleischer have been named to Crain’s Chicago Business as 2019 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law.

BatesCarey Founding Partner Robert J. Bates, Jr. has been named a top five Global Elite Thought Leader in North America by the London-based publishing group Who’s Who Legal for the third year in a row. This coveted distinction is earned through the nominations of peers, clients and industry sources.

For the 15th consecutive year, BatesCarey has earned recognition as a leading insurance coverage firm from Chambers USA, the legal industry’s most respected rankings list.

BatesCarey is delighted to announce that ten of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists in insurance coverage.

BatesCarey is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys have been named to the 2019 Illinois Leading Lawyers list.

BatesCarey is pleased to announce that it has been recognized among the “Best Law Firms” in the country by global ranking authority U.S. News & World Report for the fifth consecutive year.