Accomplishments
Is Dissolution a Viable Option for Asbestos Defendants?
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Accomplishments
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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.” The article can be accessed here. If you are unable to access the article, Hoke’s article quotes are provided below. “Stephen Hoke, a partner at Chicago-based Hoke LLC – who has experience... Read More
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. Super Lawyers is a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from over 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made... Read More
Best Lawyers designated Hoke LLC as a 2024 Tier One Insurance Firm. Best Lawyers is a national peer-reviewed publication company. It annually selects the best law firms in their respective fields of practice through a peer review process that includes evaluations by clients and leading attorneys. Tier One is the highest designation of the three available tiers. Steve Hoke and... Read More
Law360, September 8, 2023, Ganesh Shetty 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, such as asbestos and environmental, to special purpose private equity firms. Read the article here. If you are unable to access... Read More
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 Connecticut Supreme Court described its opinion setting forth the legal standards for long-tail asbestos, talc, pollution and other coverage matters as one of “first impression.” Hoke LLC was lead trial and lead appellate counsel.... Read More
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. The panel addressed Corporate Restructuring Issues; “sale” of corporate liabilities to Private Equity buyers; challenges related to Managing Legacy Liability Risk; and issues related to Captive Insurance in the legacy liability context. ... Read More
Building on its deep experience in the legacy liability space issues, Hoke LLC is working with multiple companies in the process of or about to dissolve. It also has been retained to represent a company that was dissolved decades ago in order to access unused insurance assets. Hoke LLC is an industry leader in the space and Steve Hoke... Read More
Hoke LLC defended and settled a class action involving alleged improper depreciation of labor and equipment when calculating actual cash value (ACV). The case settled on an individual settlement basis during class discovery. Read More