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Posted 3/21/2025
Robert H. Jerry, II and Douglas R. Richmond author new edition of Understanding Insurance Law
Carolina Academic Press recently published Understanding Insurance Law, Seventh Edition by Robert H. Jerry, II and Douglas R. Richmond. Robert Jerry is the Floyd R. Gibson Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the University of Missouri School of Law. Douglas Richmond is the Managing Director at Aon Risk Solutions.
This comprehensive Understanding treatise can be used as the primary course text or as a supplement to any insurance law casebook. Understanding Insurance Law is designed to make the substance of insurance law accessible to students and general practitioners who are unfamiliar with the subject. For nearly forty years, the previous editions have been widely quoted and cited as authoritative by both federal and state courts.
Read the full press release here.
Posted 2/13/2025
Plunkett Cooney Elects Stephen P. Brown to its Board of Directors
The partners of Plunkett Cooney have elected Stephen P. Brown to its board of directors. Stephen will serve a two-year term.
A co-leader of Plunkett Cooney’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group, Brown focuses his practice exclusively on the representation of insurance companies in complex coverage disputes. His practice involves a range of issues, including insurance coverage for underlying product liability and environmental contamination claims to bad faith and failure to settle claims, among others. He has also represented corporate entities in complex product liability litigation. Read the full press release here.
Posted 2/7/2025
Marquis Who's Who Honors ACCC Fellow Troy Froderman for Expertise in Policyholder Insurance Law
Troy Froderman, principal at FR Law Group PLLC in Phoenix, AZ, has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who and is recognized as having established himself as a leading figure in policyholder insurance law. Read the full press release here.
Posted 2/3/2025
Phil Richards moves to McAfee & Taft
McAfee & Taft, Oklahoma’s largest law firm, announced the expansion of its Litigation Group by adding seven Tulsa-based trial lawyers on February 1, 2025, including ACCC Fellow Phil Richards. Read the full article here.
Posted 1/15/2025
Joshua Blosveren Joins Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna
Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna, the insurance recovery law firm representing Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, and other corporate policyholders, announced on January 15, 2025, that Joshua Blosveren, has joined the firm as a partner. Read the full BusinessWire press release here.
Posted 11/6/2024
Gretchen Hoff Varner of Covington & Burling LLP has been recognized as a 2024 Law360 Insurance MVP after securing a $70 milling judgment in favor of Brooklyn Union Gas Co., now owned by National Grid, establishing coverage for decades of environmental contamination along New York's Gowanus Canal. Read more.
Posted 11/4/2024
Angela Rodante, Managing Partner at Swope, Rodante P.A., Named to 2025 Top 10 List by Insurance Bad Faith Trial Lawyers
Swope, Rodante P.A. is proud to announce that Managing Partner Angela Rodante has been named to The Insurance Bad Faith Trial Lawyers Association – Top 10 for 2025. This prestigious recognition is awarded to attorneys who demonstrate exceptional skill and dedication in the field of insurance bad faith litigation.
Posted 9/18/2024
University of Pennsylvania to Launch a D&O Insurance Case Tracker
The ACCC D&O, Management & Professional Liability Committee is working with Honorary Fellow Tom Baker in launching a new project from the University of Pennsylvania, which is tracking D&O insurance coverage cases. While there are a number of trackers for the underlying securities class actions; Penn Law is now tracking the coverage cases they spawn.
A “beta” version of the case database is in the link below. Professor Baker has asked for feedback on the database. It will be launched live on the D&O Diary in the near future.
https://dno.law.upenn.edu/
Posted 9/13/2024
At the upcoming DRI Annual Meeting, two Fellows will receive awards:
FRED H. SIEVERT AWARD
Heather A. Sanderson, Canadian Defence Lawyers
DRI has presented this award annually since 1988 in recognition of a current or former president of a state defense bar organization who has made a significant contribution towards achieving the goals and objectives of the defense bar organization.
LOUIS B. POTTER LIFETIME PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Kathy J. Maus, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
This national honor is presented each year on behalf of DRI and recognizes one individual who exemplifies the highest level of professionalism and service to the legal profession, fosters respect and trust among lawyers, and preserves decorum and integrity of the judicial process.
Posted September 10, 2024
Scott Hecht Launches New Mediation Firm
Scott Hecht, a veteran litigator, recently announced the launch of Scott Hecht LLC, a firm focused on mediating high-stakes legal matters.
Hecht formerly practiced for three decades at Stinson LLP, where he represented businesses in a wide range of industries in litigation and other disputes. Over the past few years, he dedicated more of his practice to mediation, often facilitating the resolution of eight- and nine-figure disputes.
Now, Scott Hecht LLC will offer lawyers in Kansas City and beyond a sophisticated mediation resource for complex commercial litigation, class action litigation and business insurance disputes.
"Complex cases deserve more than just standard solutions – they require a personal touch, and an experienced neutral who is sharp, creative, prepared, and perseveres," Hecht said. "I started Scott Hecht LLC to provide a tailored mediation approach, characterized by availability, engagement, and persistence."
Specific to business insurance disputes, Hecht brings nearly three decades of experience representing both policyholders and insurers across the full range of commercial policies, from cyber to criminal to contamination. A Fellow in the American College of Coverage Counsel and a "Band One" insurance lawyer in Chambers USA, he applies this industry knowledge to resolve insurance litigation through practical solutions.
More information is available at www.scotthechtlaw.com.
Posted August 19, 2024
Browning and Newa from Plunkett Cooney named among 2025 list of “Best Lawyers in America®”
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which lawyers within their own geographic region nominate their peers. Attorneys are not permitted to select nominees from the same area(s) in which they practice. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered an honor because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Read more.
Posted August 19, 2024
Alycen Moss of Cozen O’Connor P.C. has been announced as recipient of the Georgia Legal Services Program’s (GLSP) April 2024 Pro Bono Service Award. Moss is recognized for providing over a decade of pro bono work to GLSP and its clients. Moss is barred in Georgia and North Carolina, and in addition to ACCC, is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, and the Southern Loss Association. She is also co-vice chair of Cozen O’Connor P.C.’s Global Insurance Department and Managing Partner of the Atlanta office. Read more.
Posted August 16, 2024
Insurance Lessons From 11th Circuit Ruling On Policy Grammar by ACCC Fellow Hugh Lumpkin, and Garrett Nemeroff, Reed Smith LLP
Reference article from Law 360: 11th Circuit Denies Coverage Despite Insurer’s Missing Comma
Posted August 12, 2024
Charles W. Browning of Plunkett Cooney, P.C. has been selected for inclusion in Michigan Super Lawyers magazine’s 2024 list of “Super Lawyers.” Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase review process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated based on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. Those named to the annual list represent only the top five percent of the state’s licensed practitioners.
Posted May 3, 2024
Honorary Fellow Leo P. Martinez Receives the ABA 2024 Robert J. Kutak Award
Leo Martinez is Dean Emeritus and Albert Abramson Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of California College of the Law San Francisco. He is currently a Managing Director at Andersen, the tax and financial services firm. Read more.
Posted March 5, 2024
Anatomy of an Entrenched Error: "Concurrent Causation" in Texas Coverage Litigation
By Fellow Marc E. Gravely and Brendan K. McBride
Posted February 28, 2024
Fellow Brian McDonough recently prevailed at trial in an insurer versus insurer “bad faith” suit arising out of a construction-site wrongful death action. See a copy of the Trial Decision here.
Posted January 16, 2024
Texas Board of Legal Specialization Announces its Inaugural Class of Board Certified Insurance Law Attorneys. ACCC Fellows Well Represented.
The Fellows who are now Board Certified in Insurance Law are Bob Allen, Jim Cooper, Blair Dancy, Linda Dedman, Catherine Hanna, Ellen Van Meir, Steve Melendi, Vince Morgan, Doug Skelly, Micah Skidmore and Steve Walraven.
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