U.S. News and World Report once again named BatesCarey to its Best Law Firms list for 2023 in Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance, both nationally and in Chicago.

In a maritime insurance coverage dispute involving late notice to the insurer, a federal district court in Louisiana recently denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment notwithstanding its findings that the insureds unreasonably delayed in reporting the loss and the insurer established actual prejudice resulting from the insureds’ unreasonable delay. Champagne v. M/V Uncle John, et al., No. 21-476, 2022 WL 6742007 (E.D. LA October 11, 2022).

Have parents sustained compensable damages if they have an unplanned child as a result of a physician’s failure to meet the standard of care when providing contraceptive care? What if the child is born with disabilities that were not caused by the physician’s care? Is the physician liable for the extraordinary medical costs necessitated by the child’s condition? May the parents recover for emotional distress arising from raising a child with disabilities? The Washington Supreme Court recently answered these questions in the affirmative in Pacheco v. U.S., 515 P.3d 510 (2022).

On September 9, 2022, Adam Fleischer, Mickey Passman, and Joanna Swartout created new precedent in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which found that an insurance policy’s Restaurant Extension Endorsement does not cover preventative governmental COVID-19 shutdowns in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.

Jason P. Minkin and Viridiana Marcial share insights on marine insurance coverage developments in the wake of Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC.

Adam H. Fleischer outlines key implications for insurance coverage for prescription opioid lawsuits in the wake of the Ohio Supreme Court's decision in Acuity v. Masters Pharmaceutical following the groundbreaking Delaware verdict in Ace American Insurance Co. v. Rite Aid Corp.

Partnering with Cristo Rey and Christ the King since January 2020 and participating in the recent Corporate Work Study Program hosted by Christ the King Jesuit College Prep, BatesCarey Executive Director Irasema Guerrero presented on a Q&A panel sharing guidance and best practices for new supervisors.

The Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch have named 14 BatesCarey attorneys to their lists in 2023 for their exceptional work in insurance law and litigation.

Applying New York law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that an all-risk marine insurer owed no coverage for engine failure. Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Wave Cruiser LLC, No. 20-14517, 2022 WL 2136681 (11th Cir. June 15, 2022).

BatesCarey honored as a top 2022 insurance coverage firm from Chambers USA.