Recent Accomplishments

Hoke quoted in Wall Street Journal regarding Berkshire-owned Whittaker Clark asbestos and talc bankruptcy

A Berkshire Insurance Bet Went Bad. It Wants a Bankruptcy Court to Limit the Damage. – WSJ Read more »

SC Justices To Weigh Jurisdictional Limits In Asbestos Cases

The South Carolina Supreme Court will consider whether its first female justice can continue to exercise jurisdiction over companies not incorporated in the state and appoint a receiver over their insurance assets. Read more »

Is Dissolution a Viable Option for Asbestos Defendants?

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Steve Hoke Interviewed in Cosmetic Industry Trade Publication About the J & J Attorney Generals’ $700M Talc Settlement

Steve Hoke is quoted in an article in the cosmetic industry trade publication HBW Insight (Citeline): “J & J Agrees to Pay $700M To Settle Talc Claims With 43 State AG’s.” Read more »

Steve Hoke Named Super Lawyer for 19th Consecutive Year and a Best Lawyer in America

Steve has been named as a Super Lawyer every year since 2008. Collectively, Hoke Partners have been designated Super Lawyers for a combined twenty years. Read more »

Hoke LLC Named 2026 Tier One Insurance Firm by Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers designated Hoke LLC as a 2026 Tier One Insurance Firm. Tier One is the highest designation of the three available tiers. Read more »

“PE Firms Upend Insurance Market for Legacy Liabilities”

Stephen Hoke was interviewed for the recent Law360 article “PE Firms Upend Insurance Market for Legacy Liabilities.” It is the first deep-dive into the rapidly growing trend of companies “selling” their legacy liability risk to special purpose private equity firms. Read more »

Law360 Expert Analysis Article: “Tackling Long-Tail Liability Risk: A Defendant’s Toolkit”

By Stephen Hoke. Three and a half years ago, I addressed the subject of transferring legacy liabilities in asbestos and other mass tort cases in a Law360 guest article. Since its publication, interest in options to limit or achieve finality has grown. Read more »

Hoke LLC Established Connecticut Insurance Allocation Law in Vanderbilt Talc/Asbestos Coverage Action

Hoke LLC prevailed in the Vanderbilt Minerals case which resolved all or nearly all of the disputed aspects of insurance allocation law in Connecticut. The case was identified as the first “Most Important Case to Watch in 2019” in the U.S. Read more »

Steve Hoke Speaks on “Chronic Legacy Liabilities” at Perrin Insurance Coverage and Allocation Conference

Steve Hoke spoke on a panel addressing “Chronic Legacy Liabilities” at the April 18, 2023 Perrin Insurance Coverage Conference at the Omni Hotel in Chicago IL. Read more »