McGlinchey’s defense of insurance companies is a founding practice of the firm.
Our decades of experience have allowed us to continue to set the standard for managing high-risk, complex insurance defense and coverage matters.
Our insurance defense lawyers have extensive experience representing architects, developers, general contractors and sub-contractors, corporations, engineers, manufacturers, professionals, retailers, suppliers, individuals, and insurers in insurance coverage and unfair insurance claims and settlement practices, breach of contract matters, construction defect and injury litigation, professional liability, premises liability, and more.
A significant practice focus is on environmental and toxic torts issues, including long-term exposure casualty claims on aromatic hydrocarbons, NORM-related injuries, and other substances.
In one landmark representative coverage matter, our attorneys were the first lawyers in Louisiana to successfully invoke the pollution exclusion and the applicability of the Doerr criteria. Arguing persuasively before the Louisiana 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, we prevailed at the appellate level on behalf of our client. The appellate court reversed the finding of the trial court that the pollution exclusion could not be asserted as a defense to an insured’s claim for coverage.
A further team strength is providing coverage analysis to our insurance clients, which requires an understanding of policy interpretation and up-to-date knowledge of ever-changing jurisprudence involving coverage disputes.
Counseling cost-efficiently and strategically, McGlinchey’s extensive experience in insurance litigation includes:
- Aviation
- Breach of contract matters
- Building and construction claims
- Casualty matters
- CCIP (Contractor Controlled Insurance Program) disputes
- CERCLA
- Class actions
- Consumer credit insurance
- Contamination releases
- Coverage disputes
- Denial of benefits
- Environmental claims
- ERISA
- Maritime
- Medical malpractice
- OCIP (Owner Controlled Insurance Program) disputes
- Petrochemicals
- Plant operators
- Premises liability
- Products liability
- Professional liability
- Refineries
- Regulatory compliance
- Toxic Torts
