Insurance Litigation
Our lawyers have decades of experience working for insurance industry clients on critical disputes. These matters encompass every aspect of the industry and every type of dispute in which insurance expertise is required, including policyholder class actions, coverage disputes, third-party claims, and government investigations.
Handling these matters requires an authentic understanding of the industry, and our detail-oriented lawyers have an encyclopedic command of policy contracts, state insurance laws and regulations, applicable federal law, and the chance of any particular defense in any jurisdiction. We have successfully resolved large multi-state class actions that require coordination across multiple sets of counsel, as well as a singular claim in a specific jurisdiction. Irrespective of the size or nature of the matter, we know we are entrusted with our insurance client’s most difficult issues, and we afford those matters the care and respect they deserve.
Insurance disputes potentially involve significant damages exposure when the plaintiff asserts bad faith, extra-contractual, and punitive damages claims. We examine those claims from every angle and work with our clients to best defend against those claims. We believe our clients are entitled to be informed of the risks early in an engagement and deserve an educated assessment free of equivocation. Our lawyers are well versed in providing those candid assessments, laying out the options, and working with our clients towards a strategy best suited to meet the clients’ goals. Our lawyers have spent their careers employing a down-to-earth approach to resolving insurance disputes in a manner that minimizes disruption to the business and protects the reputations of our clients.
If settlement is the preferred outcome, we put on our negotiator hats and work cooperatively with the plaintiff’s lawyers to fairly resolve these matters. The plaintiff’s bar knows that our courtroom skills are sharp and ready, and we don’t back down from a fight when fighting is necessary.