Evaluating Time-Limited Demands: Insurer Best Practices for Avoiding Bad Faith When Formulating a Response

Regarded by clients as their “chief contact for high-exposure work,” Ms. Hudgins helps policyholders maximize their available insurance recoveries. She has litigated hundreds of insurance coverage and bad faith disputes in state and federal courts across the country and U.S. territories. Yet, as a seasoned litigator, she also recognizes the strategic and financial value of pre-suit resolutions, helping clients navigate risk to maximize their recoveries. Ms. Hudgins has been involved in a wide variety of unique cases, like parasailing-related injuries, fraternity party injuries, blockades at the Indian-Nepali border, mass livestock deaths, exploding e-cigarettes, art provenance investigations, and free-fall drops at county fairs. Her practice spans catastrophic injury claims (premises, workplace, auto, trucking, aviation, environmental, firearm, opioid, extreme sports, and entertainment), property damage disputes (natural disasters and builder’s risk), C-suite subpoenas and investigations, art provenance issues, and trade credit claims. 

Ms. Dinneen concentrates her practice on the representation of insurers in bad faith litigation, catastrophe/mass tort defense, insurance fraud, and insurance coverage matters. She also has experience defending Jones Act and LHWCA claims. Ms. Dinneen is a frequent speaker on bad faith insurance topics.

Mr. Walton serves as coverage and litigation counsel to domestic and international insurers in a variety of complex insurance coverage matters, including third-party and first-party coverage matters. He regularly provides his clients with comprehensive coverage analysis in coverage disputes involving primary and excess general liability, professional liability, admiralty, and first-party property claims. Mr. Walton also has experience litigating contested coverage cases relating to the pharmaceutical industry, including regulatory investigations and proceedings and multidistrict litigation, as well as matters involving opioid litigation, sexual harassment claims, property damage claims and coverage issues arising from construction defects and construction site accidents. He also has experience litigating issues relating to late notice, relatedness of claims, allocation and the scope of the insurer’s duty to defend.