Insurance Law
For more than 40 years, Lewis Brisbois has specialized in interpreting insurance contracts and representing insurers in complex coverage claims and extra-contractual litigation. That includes litigating bad faith and declaratory relief suits in state and federal courts, handling arbitrations, acting as monitoring counsel and joining mediations as coverage counsel throughout the United States.
Today, Lewis Brisbois has one of the largest insurance practices in the United States, with more than 100 lawyers specializing in insurance law. As our clients will attest, we have grown to such prominence because first, we provide clear, objective advice regarding our clients’ rights and obligations under their policies and second, if a coverage or claim handling dispute enters litigation, we defend our clients’ positions vigorously, creatively and efficiently.
Our attorneys' experience and knowledge encompass a wide variety of insurance matters including:
-
coverage under general liability, professional liability, homeowners, auto, title, disability, accident and health, life, jeweler’s block, inland marine, multi-peril business and customized (manuscript) policies;
-
coverage related to intellectual property (including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, licenses and trade secrets) and arising out of “advertising injury” or “personal injury” policy provisions (including defamation, disparagement and invasion of privacy);
-
coverage for employment practices including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, federal Title VII and EEOC, State Fair Employment and Housing Act, employment contract claims and age discrimination claims;
-
coverage related to construction defect litigation, including land subsidence and related problems;
-
coverage disputes arising out of national products liability litigation;
-
coverage issues related to pollution and toxic tort claims (e.g., CERCLA claims by state and local environmental authorities), and claims among private parties;
-
coverage under Directors and Officers policies;
-
coverage related to Errors and Omissions policies, including policies issued to lawyers, accountants, insurance agents and real estate agents;
-
claims involving interpretation of excess and umbrella policies, including “drop down” issues;
-
interpleader actions;
-
fee arbitrations against “independent counsel” selected by insureds; and
-
policy drafting and insurance forms drafting.
National Coordinating Chair
Related Attorneys
Related News, Publications & Events
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Directors & Officers Coverage
- First Party Property
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Regulatory & Compliance
- Pollution Legal Liability/Environmental Impairment Liability (PLL/EIL)
Sub-practices
Latest Posts
- January 26, 2023 New Federal Laws Enacted Through Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Strengthen Workplace Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees
- January 19, 2023 The New Mexico Healthy Workplaces Act: An Overview
- January 18, 2023 Third Circuit Narrows Ellerth-Faragher Affirmative Defense in Hostile Work Environment Cases
Latest News
- February 03, 2023 Greg Katz, Nicholas Hurzeler to Present Webinar on Key Appellate Decisions & Their Impact on New York Litigation
- February 03, 2023 Angela Zanin Appointed President of Italian American Lawyers Association
- February 03, 2023 Francis Pileggi Quoted in Delaware Business Court Insider Article on Oversight Standards for Company Officers
Seminars & Webinars
- February 16, 2023 • General Webinar Series New Trends in Civil Litigation
- March 16, 2023 • General Webinar Series Transportation
- April 20, 2023 • General Webinar Series Workplace Violence