Coverage Litigation
Sonnenschein has handled almost every conceivable aspect of insurance-related litigation, ranging from coverage disputes and employment discrimination matters to major class actions and constitutional cases. In addition to general commercial litigation, we have handled a wide variety of complex cases for insurance clients in 50 states and as far away as Australia. The hundreds of matters we have handled include the following areas:
- Antitrust
- Asbestos and Toxic Tort
- Civil Rights
- Claims Handling Practice
- Commission Issues
- Coverage Disputes
- Labor and Employment Matters
- Worker's Compensation
- Contribution and Allocation Issues
- Environmental Claims
- Government Regulation and Legislation
- Insurance Fraud
- Reinsurance Issues
- Surplus Lines Insurance
- General Agent Matters
- Sex Abuse
- Underwriting Criteria
Our experience encompasses a broad range of insurance products. We have handled problems involving commercial general liability policies; homeowners' and other property insurance; professional liability coverage for accountants, architects, lawyers and others; group health insurance; life insurance; directors' and officers' insurance; mortgage guaranty insurance; reinsurance; automobile insurance; and cargo insurance and surplus lines policies, among others.
Sonnenschein lawyers are highly experienced in coverage cases involving directors' and officers' policies, including litigation over directors' and officers' liability issues related to the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California. Our lawyers also have represented numerous cargo insurers in a wide variety of admiralty litigation and related coverage matters.
