Attorney Joe Postel won summary judgment after the court declared his client did not owe a duty to defend or indemnify its named insured against a claim that her negligent supervision of her husband resulted in the sexual abuse of their step-great granddaughter. Our client, Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Co. (“Met”), […]

Peter Syregelas: Represented an insurer in a coverage dispute with respect to an agribusiness package policy issued to an animal confined feeding operation (CAFO) when lawsuit was filed against the CAFO operator for alleged pollution discharged into public water supply.

Bill Lindsay: We successfully resolved several related construction defect claims for a steeply discounted value on behalf of a CGL insurer where contractors sought coverage for claims of faulty synthetic stucco, resulting in damage to several hotel buildings developed by a national chain. Extended Stay America v. Quaker Windows v. Schmitz & […]

Bill Lindsay and Chris Pickett obtained summary judgment for our client by arguing that it qualified as a borrowing employer and was, therefore, immune from tort liability pursuant to the Worker’s Compensation Act. The plaintiff’s decedent, a repairman, was working on an overhead garage door when it unexpectedly opened, striking […]

Bill Lindsay: We obtained summary judgment in a trip/fall case where the plaintiff was employed by a tenant of an industrial property, and tripped on a defective stairway landing at the edge of a loading dock. Our client was the tenant on an adjoining property. We contended that the defective stairway […]