Retained by policyholder counsel as an insurance expert witness to review insurance industry standards of care for claims reporting under Claims-Made policy form relative to Agents Errors and Omissions. Despite clear indications of a pending claim from a flawed acid wash facial treatment, the agent neglected to notify the ... Read More
burld
30
Jan2023
Engaged by policyholder counsel seeking recovery for construction defect claims resulting from installation of faulty pipe under the Houston Ship Channel. Case required contrasting coverage analysis of contractor’s Commercial General Liability versus manufacturer’s Products Liability, plus Insurance Bad Faith relative to agency’s failure to disclose available Products Liability coverage terms ... Read More
January 30, 2023burld
30
Dec2022
Retained by policyholder counsel as an insurance expert witness to review insurance industry claims handling standards of care for Commercial Property and Business Income losses. Policyholder’s business was highly seasonal with most of the Business Income concentrated in the several months before the Christmas holidays. Dispute arose following ... Read More
December 30, 2022burld
30
Nov2022
Engaged by defense counsel as an insurance expert witness to evaluate whether a ship repairer had complied with vendor contract insurance requirements for Commercial General Liability. Dispute arose when a harbor patrol officer capsized an upgraded boat during sea trials, injuring several of the ship repairer’s employees, who eventually ... Read More
November 30, 2022burld
30
Jun2022
Engaged by policyholder’s General Counsel to analyze and assist with claims-handling issues to settle a multi-million-dollar hail claim which the carrier refused to acknowledge exceeded the deductible. Engagement involved hiring additional roofing consultants and addressing carrier’s badly flawed analysis of the hail damage; claim eventually settled. Attorney Craig ... Read More
June 30, 2022burld
15
Jun2022
Engaged by defense counsel to evaluate carrier’s investigation and claims handling conduct for a loss under a Financial Institution Crime policy. The dispute resulted after a claim for loan losses was denied based on the loss not resulting from employee dishonesty. Attorney John Moore, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP ... Read More
June 15, 2022burld
30
Apr2022
Engaged by policyholder counsel to analyze and opine bad faith claims handling issues under a homeowners policy. Dispute arose following a substantial water loss, inept remediation efforts, and lengthy delays in adjusting the claim. Attorney Tom Anderson, Thomson, Rhodes & Cowie, P.C. (412) 316-8684. Civil Division No. GD-19-009745, Crawley v. ... Read More
April 30, 2022burld
30
Mar2022
Retained by insurance company defense counsel to examine Homeowners Insurance underwriting and claims handling in response to Insurance Bad Faith allegations against the carrier. The homeowner abandoned the dwelling after a fire, failed to protect the premises from further damage, and insisted the dwelling was a total loss. ... Read More
March 30, 2022burld
30
Mar2022
Engaged by plaintiff counsel as a consulting expert to evaluate Personal Auto Policy coverage issues following a fatality traffic accident and carrier’s refusal to open a claim. Attorney Eric Edwardson, (409) 924-0845. Rogers v. Allstate, Civil Action No. 4:21-cv-03118 In United States District Court For The Southern District ... Read More
March 30, 2022burld
28
Feb2022
Engaged by policyholder counsel to review Insurance Agent Errors and Omissions relative to standards of care for placing Homeowners Insurance policies. Agent placed coverage with a ‘Cosmetic Roof Exclusion’ whereas prior carrier’s policy had no such exclusion for metal roofs. Policyholder suffered significant financial damage after denial of a ... Read More
February 28, 2022burld