June 22, 2016, Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance

May 5, 2016, Covington Alert

In re Viking Pump, Inc. & Warren Pumps, LLC, Insurance Appeals, No. 59 (N.Y. May 3, 2016) (“Viking Pump”), heralds a major development in New York insurance law to the benefit of policyholders facing claims that trigger multiple years of liability coverage as a result of continuous and progressive damage. In addressing the proper allocation method to apply to such claims, New York’s highest court applied the “all sums” rule and held that each excess carrier whose coverage was triggered could be required to pay the policyholder’s entire liability, subject only to a policy’s monetary limits. Although the opinion relies on the particular policy language at issue in the case, the decision gives policyholders ample firepower to argue that similar provisions in their own policies mandate the all sums rule, potentially allowing policyholders substantially greater recoveries for claims that stretch over multiple policy periods.

November 24, 2014, Law360

Covington's Jay T. Smith, Mark Gimbel, Michael Lechliter and William F. Greaney are mentioned regarding their representation of KeySpan.

October 20, 2014, The Washington Post

"Covington & Burling of the District appointed Ashley Bass, Robin Blaney, Krista Carver, Jeffrey Davidson, Nicole Duclos, Shankar Duraiswamy, Scott Freling, David Garr, Jason Goldberg, Andrew Lazerow, Michael Lechliter, Anne Lee, Scott Schrader, Nathan Shafroth and Ranganath Sudarshan partners."

10/01/2014

WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2014 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that it has elected 15 lawyers to its partnership effective today. “Our new partners come from six firm offices and practice in a variety of areas that are of great importance to the firm’s clients,” said Timothy Hester, chair of Covington’s management committee. “These are all superb ...

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