BatesCarey's Joanna Gau Swartout discussed the Illinois Supreme Court's recent decision that an insurer owes a duty to defend a policyholder in a putative class action complaint alleging violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act related to the collection of customers’ fingerprints at a L.A. Tan franchise in West Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. Krishna Schaumburg Tan, Inc., 2021 IL 125978.

BatesCarey and its attorneys once again earned top recognition for insurance coverage firms from Chambers USA, making 2021 its 17th year of consecutive accolades from the legal industry’s most respected rankings list.

BatesCarey’s Kristi S. Nolley and Lindsey D. Dean address the recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Global Fitness Holdings, LLC v. Navigators Mgt. Co., Inc., et al., which held that a contractual liability exclusion in a directors and officers liability policy precluded coverage for claims sounding in both tort and contract.

BatesCarey announced today the addition of Craig M. Leff, who joins as a partner and brings more than 30 years of trial experience to the firm’s insurance coverage practice.

Robert J. Bates, Jr. and Adam H. Fleischer were once again named Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders in this prestigious annual rankings. Bates was also one of just ten attorneys ranked as a Global Elite Thought Leader in the United States.

BatesCarey’s Kristi S. Nolley and Lindsey D. Dean address the recent Kentucky Court of Appeals decision in Darwin Nat’l Assurance Co. v. Kentucky State Univ., which addresses as a matter of first impression the notice-prejudice rules in the context of claims-made-and-reported policies.

BatesCarey congratulates its 11 Leading and Emerging Lawyers honored in 2021.

BatesCarey is pleased to announce that Paige Houin will present "Opioids, COVID-19, and Beyond: How to Abate the Nuisance Driving Social Inflation" at the 2021 CLM Annual Conference in Atlanta from June 6-18, 2021.

BatesCarey Associate Lindsey D. Dean analyzes COVID-19 business interruption claims and the difference in reasoning between the decisions in stateside versus overseas cases.

David M. Alt and Andrew S. Chestnut discuss a bill expected to be signed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker that would add prejudgment interest to damages awards in personal injury lawsuits and arbitrations.