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Current• Represented one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world in obtaining insurance coverage for hurricane-related property damage and business interruption claims• Obtained over $5.5 million in insurance proceeds for one of the world's largest outdoor advertising companies for hurricane-related losses• Obtained a favorable settlement for a Fortune 500 company after filing suit against insurer for hurricane-related losses and bad faith• Obtained a favorable settlement for a local port commission after defeating an insurer's motion for summary judgment on meaning of "additional insured" provision in CGL policy• Obtained a favorable settlement for one of the nation's largest agricultural formulators and distributors after defeating an insurer's motion for summary judgement on meaning of "property damage" in CGL policy• Briefed, argued, and obtained a landmark ruling at the Louisiana Supreme Court expanding an insured's bad faith causes of action against its insurer. See Kelly v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 14-1921 (La. 5/5/15); 2015 WL 2082540. A summary of the case can be found here.• Obtained over $30 million under CGL and pollution liability policies for sinkhole-related losses• Obtained a defense for a national seasoning manufacturer under Directors and Officers Liability (“D&O”) and Employment Practices Liability (EPL”) policies• Obtained a favorable settlement under CGL and PLL polices for releases of untreated wastewater from a wastewater treatment facility• Obtained a defense for a global Fortune 500 company under an Employment Practices Liability (“EPL”) insurance policy.• Represented one of the nation’s top insurance brokers against an insurer’s claims for defense and indemnity.• Persuaded a court to reject the (nearly always applied) manifestation trigger theory in construction defect claims under CGL policies Argued and obtained dismissal of a civil RICO suit alleging over $300,000 in damages
