Confidential An arbitration panel agreed with BatesCarey LLP's argument that the "follow the fortunes" doctrine did not require a reinsurer to drop down and reinsure any portion of the risk below $1...
Category: Recent Successes
BatesCarey LLP: Withdrawal From Defense Without Filing DJ Does Not Waive Coverage Defenses
1 Dec, 2013
A federal court in Illinois recently ruled the alleged misuse of Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Act (the “TIF Act”) monies by the City of Marion, Illinois did not allege covered “loss” under the policy of...
Village of Crestwood v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. (Ill. Cir. Ct. 2012) (September 2012), aff’d (Ill. App. 1st)) A municipality and its former mayors knowingly mixed contaminated well water with clean water...
Confidential BatesCarey LLP represented a reinsurer that commutated numerous claims with one of its cedents. Its valuation was based on its assessment of its cedent's reserves. After agreement on a total...
BatesCarey LLP Successfully Argues that FELA Does Not Apply to Rail Switching Company and Parent Company
1 Oct, 2012
Smith v. Rail Link (District Court of Wyoming 2011) (February 2011), aff’d (10th Cir. 2012) The plaintiff injured her ankle while on the job and obtained workers' compensation benefits. She attempted to...