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

Steve Hoke is quoted in a Law360 Insurance Authority article about the growing trend of Receivers being appointed to revive formerly dissolved companies in order to collect their unexhausted historical liability insurance. Read the article here.  If you are unable to access the article, excerpts from the article are provided below.    SC Justices To Weigh Jurisdictional Limits In Asbestos... Read More

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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

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

By Stephen Hoke Published May 11, 2023, Law360: Expert Analysis 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 with respect to long-tail and legacy liabilities has grown. The national media has closely... Read More