Hurricane and Flooding Claims

• Counseled Texas Medical Center hospitals and teaching institutions in recovering insured losses after Tropical Storm Allison.
• Represented the Alley Theatre against its insurer for water damage claims arising from Tropical Storm Allison
• Litigated Control of Well and Making Wells Safe claims for offshore properties damaged by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina
• Litigated Removal of Wreck claims against the London insurance market after Hurricane Rita damaged offshore platforms.
• Represented an E&P company after Hurricane Ike destroyed offshore property; helped negotiate settlements with tiered domestic and international insurance structure and litigated disputed claims to a successful conclusion
• Counseled commercial policyholders through business interruption and contingent business interruption claims arising from property damage and orders of civil authority.

Securities, D&O

• Represented public company in seeking coverage for reimbursement of a settlement for securities claims under directors’ and officers’ policy.
• Counseled Fortune 100 company in one of the largest insurer-funded derivative claim settlements to date.
• Represented Fortune 500 energy company in fidelity insurance claim resulting from computer-based theft.
• Resolved coverage dispute under CGL and D&O policies arising out of a judgment, involving issues of wrongful termination, intentional conduct, concurrent causation, notice and allocation of loss between policies.

Property Damage and Oil & Gas Claims

• Litigated claims for well bore damage through Underground Resources endorsement.
• Helped policyholders with business interruption and contingent business interruption claims in quantifying losses and guiding submission for payment under first-party policies.
• Worked collaboratively with plaintiff’s counsel and insurance company’s counsel to settle commercial property damage claim arising out of flooring installation.
• Assisted in-house risk management with the settlement of an international boiler & machinery claim involving complex issues of causation.
• Represented international industrial services company in pollution liability coverage litigation.
• Resolved property damage and business interruption claims arising out of radioactive contamination.

Personal Injury

• Coordinated coverage between multiple parties and insurers with conflicting indemnity language in Master Services Agreements.
• Identified historical policies for client faced with long-tail personal injury claims and worked with brokers to maintain consistency in handling claims.

General Liability

• Successfully obtained summary judgments on insurers’ duty to defend with reimbursement of defense costs in property damage, personal injury and environmental claims.
• Resolved coverage dispute under homeowner’s policy for alleged damage to neighbor’s property.
• Litigated coverage issues between a major oil field services company and several excess insurers arising out of an adverse judgment; issues included concurrent causation and underground resources exclusions.
• Counseled oilfield services company on right of reimbursement from insurer for defense costs, penalties and court costs taxed against insured