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Fed App. 7th Circuit / Attorneys’ Fees:
Insurer Must Indemnify Attorneys’ Fees Award as “Damages” In Starstone Ins. SE v. City of Chicago, No. 23-2712 (7th Cir. Apr. 02, 2025), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found the insurer had to pay $3.75M in attorneys’ fees that were part of an $18.75M civil rights settlement paid by the City of Chicago. The insurer argued that legal fees and costs did not fall within the definition of “damages” in the policy it had issued to the [...]
South Carolina App / Long-Tail Asbestos Insurance:
Protopapas, Receiver for Starr Davis, Inc. and Starr Davis Company of S.C., Inc. v. Travelers Casualty, et al. South Carolina Court of Appeals, No. 2021-000648 (May 14, 2025) Starr Davis was a commercial insulation contractor that is named as a defendant in various asbestos bodily injury claims. The Starr Davis entities ceased doing business in 1997. A South Carolina Circuit Court appointed a Receiver to administer and collect insurance to pay asbestos claims. In addition to finding that South Carolina [...]
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Fed App. 7th Circuit / Attorneys’ Fees:
Insurer Must Indemnify Attorneys’ Fees Award as “Damages” In Starstone Ins. SE v. City of Chicago, No. 23-2712 (7th Cir. Apr. 02, 2025), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found the insurer had to pay $3.75M in attorneys’ fees that were part of an $18.75M civil rights settlement paid by the City of Chicago. The insurer argued that legal fees and costs did not fall within the definition of “damages” in the policy it had issued to the [...]
South Carolina App / Long-Tail Asbestos Insurance:
Protopapas, Receiver for Starr Davis, Inc. and Starr Davis Company of S.C., Inc. v. Travelers Casualty, et al. South Carolina Court of Appeals, No. 2021-000648 (May 14, 2025) Starr Davis was a commercial insulation contractor that is named as a defendant in various asbestos bodily injury claims. The Starr Davis entities ceased doing business in 1997. A South Carolina Circuit Court appointed a Receiver to administer and collect insurance to pay asbestos claims. In addition to finding that South Carolina [...]
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
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Fed App. 7th Circuit / Attorneys’ Fees:
Insurer Must Indemnify Attorneys’ Fees Award as “Damages” In Starstone Ins. SE v. City of Chicago, No. 23-2712 (7th Cir. Apr. 02, 2025), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found the insurer had to pay $3.75M in attorneys’ fees that were part of an $18.75M civil rights settlement paid by the City of Chicago. The insurer argued that legal fees and costs did not fall within the definition of “damages” in the policy it had issued to the [...]
South Carolina App / Long-Tail Asbestos Insurance:
Protopapas, Receiver for Starr Davis, Inc. and Starr Davis Company of S.C., Inc. v. Travelers Casualty, et al. South Carolina Court of Appeals, No. 2021-000648 (May 14, 2025) Starr Davis was a commercial insulation contractor that is named as a defendant in various asbestos bodily injury claims. The Starr Davis entities ceased doing business in 1997. A South Carolina Circuit Court appointed a Receiver to administer and collect insurance to pay asbestos claims. In addition to finding that South Carolina [...]
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Fed App. 7th Circuit / Attorneys’ Fees:
Insurer Must Indemnify Attorneys’ Fees Award as “Damages” In Starstone Ins. SE v. City of Chicago, No. 23-2712 (7th Cir. Apr. 02, 2025), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found the insurer had to pay $3.75M in attorneys’ fees that were part of an $18.75M civil rights settlement paid by the City of Chicago. The insurer argued that legal fees and costs did not fall within the definition of “damages” in the policy it had issued to the [...]
South Carolina App / Long-Tail Asbestos Insurance:
Protopapas, Receiver for Starr Davis, Inc. and Starr Davis Company of S.C., Inc. v. Travelers Casualty, et al. South Carolina Court of Appeals, No. 2021-000648 (May 14, 2025) Starr Davis was a commercial insulation contractor that is named as a defendant in various asbestos bodily injury claims. The Starr Davis entities ceased doing business in 1997. A South Carolina Circuit Court appointed a Receiver to administer and collect insurance to pay asbestos claims. In addition to finding that South Carolina [...]
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Fed App. 7th Circuit / Attorneys’ Fees:
Insurer Must Indemnify Attorneys’ Fees Award as “Damages” In Starstone Ins. SE v. City of Chicago, No. 23-2712 (7th Cir. Apr. 02, 2025), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found the insurer had to pay $3.75M in attorneys’ fees that were part of an $18.75M civil rights settlement paid by the City of Chicago. The insurer argued that legal fees and costs did not fall within the definition of “damages” in the policy it had issued to the [...]
South Carolina App / Long-Tail Asbestos Insurance:
Protopapas, Receiver for Starr Davis, Inc. and Starr Davis Company of S.C., Inc. v. Travelers Casualty, et al. South Carolina Court of Appeals, No. 2021-000648 (May 14, 2025) Starr Davis was a commercial insulation contractor that is named as a defendant in various asbestos bodily injury claims. The Starr Davis entities ceased doing business in 1997. A South Carolina Circuit Court appointed a Receiver to administer and collect insurance to pay asbestos claims. In addition to finding that South Carolina [...]
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Fed App. 7th Circuit / Attorneys’ Fees:
Insurer Must Indemnify Attorneys’ Fees Award as “Damages” In Starstone Ins. SE v. City of Chicago, No. 23-2712 (7th Cir. Apr. 02, 2025), the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit found the insurer had to pay $3.75M in attorneys’ fees that were part of an $18.75M civil rights settlement paid by the City of Chicago. The insurer argued that legal fees and costs did not fall within the definition of “damages” in the policy it had issued to the [...]
South Carolina App / Long-Tail Asbestos Insurance:
Protopapas, Receiver for Starr Davis, Inc. and Starr Davis Company of S.C., Inc. v. Travelers Casualty, et al. South Carolina Court of Appeals, No. 2021-000648 (May 14, 2025) Starr Davis was a commercial insulation contractor that is named as a defendant in various asbestos bodily injury claims. The Starr Davis entities ceased doing business in 1997. A South Carolina Circuit Court appointed a Receiver to administer and collect insurance to pay asbestos claims. In addition to finding that South Carolina [...]