Class Actions: Representative Works

Multi-District Litigation / Insurance Coverage

Mr. Hailey and Ms. Lessell successfully represented a second layer excess insurer of a major Gulf South distributor and supplier in In re: Chinese Manufactured Drywall, MDL 2047. The claimed exposure of the class far exceeded the limits of the primary and first layer excess policies, but through a successful defense, the client was effectively dismissed from the case without any determination of liability or required contribution to any settlements.
In re: Chinese Manufactured Drywall, MDL 09-2047.

Multi-District Litigation / Insurance Coverage

Mr. Hailey and Ms. Lessell represented an insurance company who had denied coverage to its installer insureds but had been named a direct defendant in connection with the installation of Chinese manufactured drywall in connection with In re: Chinese Manufactured Drywall, MDL 2047. With respect to both claims, the insurance company and insured installer were able to obtain full dismissals of both the MDL case and related Florida state litigation after paying a mere fraction of the total value of the claims in settlement.
In re: Chinese Manufactured Drywall, MDL 2047.