Insurance Coverage Disputes

We routinely represent both policyholders and insurers on a wide variety of insurance coverage matters, including professional liability, errors and omissions, commercial general liability, and title insurance cases. We are counsel to the largest medical professional liability insurer in the region. We have particular experience in litigating declaratory judgment actions, bad faith claims and breach of contract claims. Our attorneys have extensive experience in mediating complex coverage disputes, and we are available to help insurers and policyholders resolve potential coverage issues in order to avoid litigation, when possible. Selected cases include:

  • Opry Mills Mall Ltd. Partnership v. Arch Ins. Co., 2018 WL 576194 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 26, 2018) (reversal of $150 million verdict due to declaration of policy limits)
  • Matthews v. Storgion, 174 F. App’x 980 (6th Cir. 2006) (dismissal of claims against insurer for alleged torts of defense counsel)
  • Rogers v. State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company, 2008 Tenn. App. LEXIS 268 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008) (dismissal of declaratory judgment action against liability insurer)
  • State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company v. Clark, No. 03-03-0145 (M.D. Tenn. 2003) (dismissal of bad faith claim counterclaim)

Insurance Coverage Disputes Attorneys