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Hughes and Van Nort Sustain Summary Judgment on Appeal in Favor of Insurer in Bad Faith Suit
May 21, 2020
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Insurance Journal Quotes Stewart on the Impact of the SAFE Banking Act on the Cannabis Industry
May 15, 2020
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Simantob and Morrow Make Law on IP and Unfair Competition Exclusions, Affirmed by Ninth Circuit
May 11, 2020
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Nicol Elected to Two-Year Term on Council for the Insurance Law Section for the State Bar of Texas
May 4, 2020
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Wilson Elser Counted among 43 Law Firms Winning in the COVID-19 World
April 30, 2020
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Quinn Ranked in Chambers USA 2020 Guide for Insurance, New Jersey
April 28, 2020
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Insurance Journal Taps Stewart and Other Experts on How COVID-19 Will Impact Cannabis and Insurance
April 14, 2020
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Insurance Journal Quotes White on “Dangerous Precedent for the Insurance Industry”
March 31, 2020
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Best’s Quotes Ross on Challenges of Coverage and Consistency in COVID-19 Claims
March 26, 2020
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Insurance Journal Features Audio Interview with White on Coverage and Regulatory Concerns over COVID-19
March 26, 2020
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Insurance Journal Spins COVID-19 Update off White’s February Prediction
March 25, 2020
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Best’s Insurance News & Analysis Consults Ross on Insurance Implications of Olympics Cancellation or Postponement
March 25, 2020
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Insurance Journal Elicits Comment from White on New Jersey Bill A-3844
March 23, 2020
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Business Insurance Quotes White on Conditions for Coronavirus Coverage under Specialized Commercial Property Policies
March 17, 2020
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Law360 Quotes White on Direct Physical Loss to Property Due to Coronavirus
March 16, 2020
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Insurance Insider Bases Coronavirus Claims Article on Interview with White
March 16, 2020
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Insurance Journal Quotes White on Coverage for Event Cancellations Due to Fear of COVID-19
March 16, 2020
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Claims Journal Quotes White on Disruption Related to COVID-19
March 16, 2020
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CLM Magazine Quotes White on Insurance Lines Most Likely Impacted by COVID-19
March 10, 2020
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Fortune Magazine Quotes White on Impacts to Be Felt from Coronavirus Outbreak
March 4, 2020
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Insurance Business America Quotes White on Potential Ramifications of Coronavirus
February 20, 2020
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Simantob and Tammaro Obtain Affirmation of Policy Exclusion for IP Claim
February 19, 2020
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Wilson Elser Named as Finalist in Business Insurance’s 2020 U.S. Insurance Awards
February 14, 2020
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Experts Investigate the Role THC and Other Unregulated Additives Play in the Vaping Crisis
January 30, 2020
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Wilson Elser Announces Global Cyber Capabilities
January 23, 2020
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Wilson Elser Teams with Brokerslink to Better Assist Global Clients
November 4, 2019
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U.S. News: Best Lawyers Names Wilson Elser to 2020 "Best Law Firms"
November 1, 2019
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Tammaro Obtains Summary Judgment in Denial of Coverage Case
August 30, 2019
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Law360 Quotes Collier Regarding Insurer Standards for Consenting to Settlement
August 23, 2019
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Best Lawyers™ in America 2020 Includes 38 Wilson Elser Attorneys Representing 16 Offices
August 15, 2019
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Coverage Decision Affirmed By Third Circuit after a Year-Long Wait
July 12, 2019
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Law360 Quotes Collier on Colorado’s Ruling Forbidding Appraisers to Favor Clients
July 1, 2019
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Wilson Elser Bolsters Southern Region with Team of Eight Lateral Attorneys in Jackson, Mississippi, and Birmingham, Alabama
June 27, 2019
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National Law Firm Wilson Elser Relocates Phoenix Office to Camelback Lake Corporate Center
June 19, 2019
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Francoeur and Singh Obtain Directed Verdict after Three-Week Trial in Broker Negligence Case
June 12, 2019
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Baiocco Named President of Connecticut Chapter of CLM
May 24, 2019
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Mulvaney and Penrod Obtain Dispositive Motion in Plaintiff’s 11th-Hour Theory of Entitlement to Benefits under ERISA
May 9, 2019
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AM BestTV Panel Interviews Thorvaldsen on Underwriting the Cannabis Industry from a Legal Perspective
May 6, 2019
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Simantob and Morrow Obtain Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Case
March 22, 2019
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Cinch Quotes Mermelstein on Supplemental Malpractice Coverage
December 12, 2018
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Maritime Practice Group Leaders From Fowler Rodriguez Join Wilson Elser’s New Orleans Office
January 2, 2019
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Kearns and Hoynacki Halt Bad Faith Case in Collaboration with Legalign Global Partner DAC Beachcroft
December 28, 2018
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Levasseur Reappointed to RIMS Chapter Board of Directors
December 20, 2018
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Insurance Journal Interviews Stewart on Insurance for the Cannabis Industry
December 3, 2018
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Whiteman, Quinn, Selmeci and Frantz: First Department Permits First-Time Consideration of Extrinsic Evidence in Analysis of Duty to Defend, Upholds the Auto Exclusion
November 28, 2018
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Wilson Elser Opens New Offices in Alabama and Tennessee
November 26, 2018
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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Names Wilson Elser to its 2019 “Best Law Firms” List
November 5, 2018
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Selmeci and Frantz: Second Circuit Holds that Co-Insurers Must Reserve Rights
October 9, 2018
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Thorvaldsen and Canne Avert Class Action against Client through Early Dismissal
August 23, 2018
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Wilson Elser Adds Veteran Trial Lawyer Jim Sharp In New Jersey
August 21, 2018
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Best Lawyers in America 2019 Includes 35 Wilson Elser Attorneys Representing 16 Offices
August 15, 2018
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Law360 Quotes Collier on Colorado High Court’s Ruling on Appraiser Impartiality
February 23, 2018
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The Insurance Insider Quotes White on Claims Related to California's December Mudslides
February 15, 2018
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Business Insurance Queries Adams on Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria Claims
February 7, 2018
Kent Adams (Partner-Houston) was quoted in “Hurricane Claims Still in the Pipeline.
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Business Insurance Quotes O’Brien at Washington Legal Foundation IoT Briefing
February 1, 2018
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Brown & Cuglietto Obtain Summary Judgment for Insurer in Claims of Breach of Contract and Bad Faith
January 30, 2018
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Levasseur Reappointed to Board of Connecticut/Westchester RIMS Chapter
January 24, 2018
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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Names Wilson Elser to its 2018 “Best Law Firms” List
November 1, 2017
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Insurance Business America Asks Stewart’s Take on Cannabis Risk
November 1, 2017
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Wills Proves Death Was Faked, Obtain Affirmation of Summary Judgment
October 11, 2017
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Business Insurance: "Hurricanes Likely to Create Domino Effect of Claims, Litigation"
September 19, 2017
Kent Adams (Partner-Houston) was quoted in “Hurricane Claims Still in the Pipeline.
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Appler and Moore Obtain Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage Declaratory Judgment Action
September 12, 2017
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Eads Obtained a Summary Judgment on Insured’s Noncompliance with “Absolute Attended Vehicle Warranty”
July 13, 2017
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Christensen Gains Directed Verdict on Insufficient Evidence
May 15, 2017
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Enger, Felder and Haj Win SJ and Fees in Port Shutdown
May 12, 2017
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Law360 Dubs Crosby, Tammaro and Major “Legal Lions”
April 19, 2017
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University of Chicago Law School IoT White Paper Cites O’Brien
April 4, 2017
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Appler Succeeds in Coverage Subrogation Case
March 2, 2017
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Quinn Named 2017 Civil Trial Attorney of the Year by Essex County Bar
February 14, 2017
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Niederer Obtains Dismissal in Dispute over Canadian Jurisdiction
January 18, 2017
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Karlovich and Quinn Prevail in Motion to Compel Arbitration on Appeal
January 10, 2017
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Sandza Prevail in Reinsurance Arbitration over Stringfellow Toxic Dump
December 7, 2016
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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Names Wilson Elser to its 2017 “Best Law Firms” List
November 1, 2016
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Marcellino and Whiteman Obtain Dismissal of Third-Party Complaint
October 7. 2016
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John Benford Joins Wilson Elser’s Orlando Office
August 11, 2016
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National Insurance Coverage Team Joins Wilson Elser
June 21, 2016
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Thome and Butterfield Defeat Appeal to Ninth Circuit and Avert Expanded Coverage Available under Policy
June 10, 2016
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Enger and Cooper Successfully Defend Underwriters in Bad Faith Action through Appeal
June 10, 2016
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Martin Successfully Defends Summary Judgment on Appeal: Insured's Late Notice Prejudiced Carrier's Right to Investigate Claim
May 18, 2016
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Four Attorneys from Local Firm Join Wilson Elser’s Dallas Office
April 25, 2016
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BNA’s Toxics Law Reporter Shares Carl Pernicone’s View on a Recent Fracking Verdict
March 22, 2016
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Kathleen Wilkinson Appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Board of Law Examiners
March 21, 2016
Kathleen D. Wilkinson (Partner-Philadelphia) was appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Board of Law Examiners for a three-year term commencing April 1, 2016. The Board of Law Examiners is empowered by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to recommend for admission to the bar of Pennsylvania those applicants who demonstrate competency and the character necessary to uphold the professional standards of the legal profession. -
Super Lawyers Names Jessica Collier to the Colorado Rising Stars List
March 14, 2016
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Guy Levasseur Appointed Co-Director of the CLM NYC Education Committee
January 28. 2016
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Brown Obtains Summary Judgment in CT Case of First Impression Involving Incontestability Clause in Reinstated Policy
December 4, 2015
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Bill Katt and Christina Katt Defend “Four Corners” Rule in Wisconsin Coverage/Bad Faith Appeal: Case Covered in Wisconsin State Bar News
November 16, 2015
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Wilson Elser Grows Texas Region Adding Eleven Attorneys and a Beaumont Office
November 10, 2015
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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Names Wilson Elser to its 2016 “Best Law Firms” List
November 2, 2015
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Podesta Obtains Summary Judgment in a Coverage Case on Subsidence Exclusion
September 1, 2015
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Kavanagh, Murphy-Petros, Breen and Cook Convince Appellate Court Dismissal of Complaint Was Appropriate as Policy Did Not Provide Coverage for Underlying Claim
September 1, 2015
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Best Lawyers in America© Names 19 Wilson Elser Attorneys Representing 11 Offices to its 2016 List
August 17, 2015
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Thomas Quinn Named to 2015 Chambers USA List of America’s Leading Lawyers in Insurance Litigation
June 29, 2015
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Law360 Recounts Cathlynn Cannon’s Successful Defense of Specialty Insurer Client
May 27, 2015
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Veteran Attorney John Podesta Joins Wilson Elser’s San Francisco Office
May 8, 2015
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EnergyWire Queries Wilkinson and Pernicone on the Bureau of Land Management’s Controversial Fracking Regulatory Scheme
April 21, 2015
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Daniel Tranen Joins Wilson Elser’s Office in Edwardsville, IL
April 10, 2015
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Law360 Ranks Wilson Elser 36th Largest U.S. Law Firm
March 24, 2015
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Edwards Succeeds in Motion for Summary Judgment in Defense of National Insurance Carrier Client
March 23, 2015
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Wisconsin Law Journal Names Bill Katt a Leader in the Law for 2015
February 9, 2015
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Moorehead and Um Obtain Summary Judgment for Insurer in Bad Faith Litigation with Significant Exposure
December 10, 2014
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Katt and Neidl Win Summary Judgment in Aviation Insurance Coverage Dispute
November 11, 2014
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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Names Wilson Elser to its 2015 “Best Law Firms” List
November 5, 2014
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Thomas Quinn Named Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America
August 29, 2014
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Update on Federal and State Regulations of Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
August 20, 2014
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Collins and Spitaletto Prevail in Nebraska Supreme Court on Multiple Coverage Defenses in the Face of Relatively Undeveloped State Law
August 19, 2014
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New York’s Highest Court Hears Argument on Whether Municipalities Can Ban Fracking through Zoning
August 20, 2014
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Texas Jury Returns $3 Million Award to Family Claiming Shale Gas Operations Damaged Their Heath
August 20, 2014
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Holders of Mineral Rights Lose First Round, Appeal to Compel New York to Expedite Review of Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations
August 20, 2014
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Cameron and Maynard Successfully Represent Client in a Case Alleging $6.1 Million in Damages
June 18, 2014
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Connors and Jean-Pierre Obtain Defense Verdict in an Alleged Brain Injury Case
June 17, 2014
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D Magazine Names Noah Best Lawyer in Dallas
May 6, 2014
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Canadian Insurers Burnt by Florida Bad Faith Laws
Law360
March 7, 2014
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Business Insurance Quotes Carl Pernicone in Hydrofracking Article
March 2, 2014
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Katt and Severino Win Summary Judgment through Successful Motion to Extend Deadline for Dispositive Motions
February 2014
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Virginia Team Obtains Judgment in Declaratory Judgment Action on Behalf of Insurance Company
December 11, 2013
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One Year after “Sandy,” Property Insurers Engulfed by Wave of Lawsuits
Unprecedented Influx of “Sandy” Cases
December 11, 2013
Insurance companies with policyholders in the tri-state area find themselves in the crosshairs of several law firms intent on extracting damages in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Local attorneys are working side by side with out-of-state law firms familiar with the legal aftermath of hurricanes, including Katrina. Together, they are systematically filing lawsuits in both state and federal courts in lower New York and New Jersey. As part of their efforts, they have embarked on an advertising campaign to potential claimants, outlining in detail their qualifications and proposed approaches.
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Pernicone Voices Energy Producers’ Opposition to Massachusetts’s Proposed Fracking Moratorium
December 5, 2013
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Rockas and Thorvaldsen Win Affirmation in an Insurance Coverage Case in Favor of Umbrella Insurer Client
November 18, 2013
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Law360 Publishes Article by Judith Zuckerman Frantz
November 14, 2013
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U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Names Wilson Elser to its 2014 “Best Law Firms” List
November 1, 2013
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Houston Attorneys Win Summary Judgment on a Bad Fuel Claim
October 8, 2013
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Wilson Elser’s Hiring Spree Continues: One Lateral Joins the Dallas Office
September 17, 2013
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Gwen Frost and Michelle Scheiffele Win Dismissal in Insurance Coverage Case
September 3, 2013
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DC Insurance Team Secures Judgment on Pleadings for Insurer and Obtains Rescission in Coverage Dispute Regarding a $40 Million Proposed Class Action
August 8, 2013
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Thome Prevails in the Ninth Circuit Court on Appeal of Bad Faith Claim
July 12, 2013
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Philadelphia Team Obtains Summary Judgment in Coverage Litigation Matter
June 10, 2013
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Law360 Publishes Article on CA Case that Could Greatly Impact Insurance Companies
June 5, 2013
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Agents of America Publishes Article by Roarke, Ross and Adler
May 1, 2013
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FCPA: Defining D&O M&A Liability for Violations
VCExperts™
April 2013
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Agents of America Publishes Article by Pernicone, Cohen and Graham
April 17, 2013
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Business Insurance Quotes Carl Pernicone in Hydrofracking Article
February 24, 2013
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Maskol Wins Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage Case
February 12, 2013
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Price Collins Prevail in Voluntary Dismissal of Class Action
January 23, 2013
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Santoni Obtain Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage Case
January 22, 2013
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Best Law Firms Names Wilson Elser Law Firm of the Year 2013 in Medical Malpractice Law Defense and Tier 1 in Other Practices
January 2, 2013
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Del Gatto, Burd and Sisca Prevail in Dismissal of Coverage Case Important to Canadian Insurers
December 14, 2012
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Rockas Wins Summary Judgment in Commercial Liability Umbrella Insurance Coverage Case
November 27, 2012
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Rockas Wins Summary Judgment in D&O Insurance Coverage Case
November 20, 2012
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Chartis Insurance Names Wilson Elser’s Mathew Ross a Top 10 Lawyer for 2012
November 2, 2012
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Bogaert Named among Boston’s Top Rated Lawyers
July 31, 2012
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Noah and Cannon Obtain Summary Judgment in Insurance Coverage Case; Win Featured in Law360 Article
February 16, 2012
Doug Noah and Cathlynn Cannon obtained summary judgment in a Texas federal court for their insurer client regarding its duty to defend a law firm and its partners in an underlying legal malpractice case. -
Multidisciplinary Wilson Elser Team Represents Group Self Insurance Workers’ Compensation Trust
December 28, 2011
Multidisciplinary New York-based team represents a group self insurance workers' compensation trust in funding an LOC and reimbursement agreement.
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Elizabeth Sandza Quoted in Business Insurance Article on Regulatory Investigations
August 12, 2011
Elizabeth Sandza was quoted the Business Insurance article, "How to protect a company from probes by regulators," that appeared in the August 8, 2011 issue. -
Steve Marcellino Quoted in Business Insurance Article on Social Media and the NCAA
August 10, 2011
Stephen Marcellino was quoted in the Business Insurance article, "Social media has schools on defense." The article focused on the relatively new practice employed by colleges and universities of monitoring their student athletes' social media posts for unsavory content, as well as the liability issues that could arise from it. -
Bob Harrison Named to San Diego Daily Transcript's List of Top Attorneys
July 25, 2011
Robert W. Harrison has been named to the San Diego Daily Transcript's list of "Top Attorneys in San Diego" in the insurance category. This is the second year that he has been included in this prestigious list. -
Douglass Wins Summary Judgment in a Novel Bad Faith Case
July 20, 2011
Michael C. Douglass obtains summary judgment in the United States District Court of Arizona on behalf of an insurance company. The case involved allegations of bad faith and breach of contract arising from an errors and omissions policy for an insurance agent/broker.
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Wilson Elser’s Carl Pernicone Accepts Invitation to join the Council on Litigation Management
May 25, 2011
Carl Pernicone has accepted an invitation to join the Council on Litigation Management (CLM), an invitation-only organization. -
David Sheiffer to Speak on Bankruptcy and Directors and Officers Insurance
February 24, 2011
David S. Sheiffer will speak at the William J. O'Neill Great Lakes Regional Bankruptcy Institute on "Bankruptcy and Directors and Officers Insurance" in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 18, 2011. -
Whiteman to Speak at Perrin's Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues Conference
January 24, 2011
Brian Whiteman (Partner – Newark) will speak at Perrin’s Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues Conference to be held on January 24, 2011. -
Wilson Elser and LMA Co-Sponsor Event: Living with U.S. Law and Jurisdiction
October 8, 2010
Wilson Elser and Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) co-sponsored a three-day event, “Living with U.S. Law and Jurisdiction,” October 4-6, 2010. -
Appler Wins Bench Trial in Insurance Coverage Dispute
July 17, 2009
Thomas L. Appler prevailed in a declaratory judgment action on an insurance coverage dispute in the Circuit Court of Clarke County, Virginia.