Bob’s clients have sought his advice in a wide range of complex and novel areas. Bob’s experience includes:

COVERAGE LITIGATION

• Won appeal in Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia over UIM coverage case involving tragic shooting of police officer;
• Won appeal in 3rd Circuit over coverage under professional liability policy;
• Won appeal in Michigan Appellate Court over prejudice requirement in claims-made PL policy;
• Won summary judgment as lead lawyer for insurer defense group in Missouri state court on trigger and allocation for long-term claims;
• Won judgment on the pleadings finding no duty to defend under public entity policy;
• Won summary judgment in West Virginia state court regarding pollution exclusion;
• Defended insurer in coverage and bad faith action arising out of major industrial fire in Illinois;
• Represented property insurers against claims arising from hurricanes, hailstorms and other weather events in multiple jurisdictions;
• Defended contingency insurers in lawsuits over claims arising from events cancelled or curtailed due to hurricanes, disease outbreaks and economic downturn;
• Represented insurers in litigation arising from wrongful conviction following DNA exoneration;
• Won dismissal in Illinois state court of claims against insurer on grounds that claims were outside scope of asset purchase agreement;

COVERAGE ADVICE

• Advised insurers in connection with coverage evaluations and handling of high-value class actions;
• Advised and represented Lloyd’s syndicates on issues relating to a national program providing multi-line coverage to municipalities and religious institutions;
• Advised a Bermudan captive reinsurer on coverage issues for claims arising from professional tax shelter advice;
• Advised insurers in connection with coverage for serial clergy and physician sexual abuse claims.

GENERAL LITIGATION

• Defended a manufacturer against injury and fatality claims arising from the catastrophic collapse of an outdoor stage at Indiana State Fair;
• Defended a London-based aquarium equipment company in a case arising out of the failure of the world’s largest private all-glass salt water reef aquarium;
• Handled appeal of commericial landlord-tenant dispute.

PRESENTATIONS

Bob has spoken widely on a range of topics to audiences around the country and in London.  Invited presentations include:

• "Class Actions" - Lloyd's Syndicate, October, 2018
• "Coverage 201: Risks and Red Flags for Claims Professionals" - Lloyd's Syndicate US Affiliate, May, 2016
• “Anarchy in the US? Handling Litigation and Coverage Disputes in the USA” - Property Risks and Coverage Conference, London Stock Exchange, April 3, 2014
• “Emerging Issues in Public Entity Liability” – Lloyd’s Syndicate, February 2013
• “E-Discovery” – Lloyd’s Syndicate, March 2010
• “Catastrophic Events: Impact on the Reinsurance Industry” – Mealey’s Catastophic Loss Conference, Amelia Island, FL, May 8-9, 2006
• “Katrina Reinsurance Issues – US and UK Perspectives” – Presented jointly with solicitors from the London firm Barlow Lyde and Gilbert, Chicago, IL, May 2, 2006; London, England, June 13, 2006
• “Catastrophic Event Insurance Claims: Response, Management and Resolution” – American Conference Institute, New York, NY, March 2006
• “Reinsurance Implications of Hurricane Claims” – Mealey’s Catastrophic Loss Conference: Business Interruption and Impact on the Insurance Industry, Las Vegas, NV, October, 2005