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Mari K. Bonthuis is a senior litigation associate in the New York office whose practice focuses on complex insurance coverage matters. She has litigated numerous cases on behalf of large commercial policyholders seeking insurance coverage under for a variety of claims, from historical environmental contamination to ongoing securities lawsuits. Ms. Bonthuis has experience in all aspects of coverage litigation, from drafting pleadings to taking and defending depositions to briefing and arguing motions to trying cases. Outside of the litigation context, she has advised policyholders on drafting policy language and worked with policyholders and their insurers to help maximize the insurance coverage available for ongoing claims.
Representative Matters
- Representing a major healthcare organization seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance coverage under its professional liability policies.
- Representing a Fortune 500 company in state court seeking coverage from dozens of insurers for the largest environmental dredging project in the United States.
- Representing a railroad seeking insurance coverage for environmental liabilities and remediation at dozens of sites throughout the northeastern United States.
- Representing a pharmaceutical company seeking coverage under a cargo insurance policy for the theft of its product.
- Representing a utility company seeking coverage for historical environmental liabilities throughout New York City and Long Island.
- Represented a major global financial institution seeking coverage for a securities lawsuit and investigation.
- Represented through trial companies in claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty against former officers and directors.
Pro Bono
- Representing a Bureau of Prisons inmate in litigation alleging 8th Amendment violations.
- Filed both state and federal habeas petitions on behalf of a New York state prisoner.
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage and Litigation Committee
Publications and Speeches
- "Electronic Discovery in Insurance Coverage Litigation," 2012 Lexis Emerging Issues 6867 (12/31/2012), Co-Author
- "Ace in the Hole or Cheap Trick: the Use (and Abuse) of Arbitration Clauses in Insurance Litigation," ABA ICLC Annual CLE Seminar (2010)
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