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 […]

Chris Pickett – The additional insured demanded defense and indemnity from our client totaling over $200,000 but failed to give notice of the underlying lawsuit for over a year.  The court granted our motion for summary judgment after finding that the delay violated the notice condition and voided coverage.

Chris Pickett: A building owner and manager tendered the defense of an underlying construction injury claim with a multi-million dollar settlement demand.  We argued that the companies did not qualify as additional insureds because the insured’s contract only required these companies to be named as additional insured on a certificate […]