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 sued the City of Norfolk. Attorneys John Buford and Sara Bugbee, Hancock, Daniel & Johnson, P.C. City of Norfolk Virginia v. Willard Marine, Case Nos. 2:17-cv-00109 and 2:17-cv-00110 In United States District Court For The Eastern District of Virginia.
Category: Ocean Marine
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Engaged by agent’s defense counsel to address allegations of Agent Errors & Omissions relative to placement of Ocean Marine insurance on a barge operating under a bareboat charter agreement. Carrier subsequently denied a claim for questionable underwater hull damage, based on discrepancies between on-hire and off-hire marine surveys. Attorney Ken Gutsch, Richmond & Quinn (907) 276-5727. Swalling v. Alaska USA Insurance Brokers, LLC, Case No. 3AN-19-10857CI, In the Superior Court for the State of Alaska Third Judicial District at Anchorage.
March 31, 2021burld