Chris Pickett: The trial court entered summary judgment after finding that the insured’s timely notice of a counterclaim did not excuse the prior 13-month delayed notice of the complaint, thus negating any potential coverage for either claim.

Attorney Chris Pickett won judgment on the pleadings for his client Acuity, with the court declaring that Acuity did not owe a duty to defend or indemnify its named insureds against an underlying case for negligent infliction of emotional distress. In this insurance coverage dispute, Acuity issued a commercial general […]

Chris Pickett: We successfully argued that an additional insured endorsement providing coverage when the “insured and such person have agreed in writing” did not apply unless there was a direct contract between the named insured and the putative additional insured.

Chris Pickett: After a trucking liability insurer denied coverage for an accident involving our client’s insured, our client honored the insured’s uninsured motorist (“UM”) claim. The UM arbitration resulted in a $500,000 award, which our client later settled for less than the award. In the ensuing subrogation action, we obtained […]

Chris Pickett: Our client’s named insured was the general contractor for new residential construction. The homeowner sued after claiming that defective construction resulted in water and mold damage to the property, as well as mental suffering related to mold exposure. We obtained summary judgment by arguing that damage to the […]