- Assisted an insurer to remove a bad faith action from state court, obtained a transfer of venue within the federal court system, and then won summary judgment prior to trial on the insured’s claims for policy benefits and bad faith.
- Represented an insurer in an excess judgment action and clarified Illinois law regarding the imposition of post-judgment interest.
- Represented an insurer at trial and obtained a defense verdict on the insured’s claims for policy benefits and bad faith.
- Obtained a reversal on appeal of a multimillion-dollar judgment adverse to insurer client that consisted almost entirely of bad faith and punitive damages.
- Represented an insurer on appeal, obtaining a reversal of an award under Louisiana’s bad faith penalty statute and reducing the insurer’s extra-contractual liability by more than 80 percent.
- Obtained summary judgment after 14 years of litigation in a bad faith claim in Mississippi relating to a life agent’s claim for coverage.
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Locke Lord Represents Underwriters as Metallica’s Claims Seeking Coverage for Cancelled Shows Barred by Communicable Disease Exclusion and Dismissed by Court
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