MARYLAND INSURANCE LAW
CONSUMER INSURANCE VERDICT UNANIMOUSLY AFFIRMED BY FEDERAL APPEALS COURT
Read U.S. Court of Appeals June 30,
2005 Decision
Kramer & Connolly defends insurance carriers who act in good faith
toward their policyholders and takes aggressive action against those who do not.
As most carriers adjust insurance claims fairly, we proudly serve as insurance
defense counsel to fight frivolous lawsuits and prevent insurance fraud. Yet, where
consumers are harmed by bad faith denials of insurance coverage for major fires,
floods and such catastrophes as Hurricane Isabelle, we have recovered millions of dollars
in damages, winning the largest homeowners
insurance verdict in Maryland history.
Unlike insurance lawyers who only play defense, our trial experience on both sides of the
courtroom provides perspectives which are critical to our success in
fighting for all of our clients.
MARYLAND INSURANCE LAW UPDATES
Recognized by A.M. Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys as one of the premier insurance law firms in the region, Kramer & Connolly attorneys act as Chair of the Judicial Committee of the Baltimore Claims Association and are active members of the Defense Research Institute. To keep current on the latest developments in insurance coverage and tort law, check this listing for updates:
- FEDERAL APPEALS
COURT UPHOLDS RECORD INSURANCE VERDICT
- KRAMER & CONNOLLY WINS OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS
FOR HOMEOWNERS WRONGLY ACCUSED OF INSURANCE FRAUD - ADMISSIBILITY OF MEDICAL RECORDS WITHOUT LIVE TESTIMONY
- INSURANCE CARRIER DUTY TO DEFEND UNDER MARYLAND INSURANCE POLICIES
- AVOIDING BAD FAITH INSURANCE CLAIMS UNDER MARYLAND LAW
- DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOYEES USING THE IRS TEST
- RECORDED STATEMENTS IN INSURANCE CLAIMS INVESTIGATIONS: MAKING THE RECORD FOR FUTURE LITIGATION
NATIONAL INSURANCE CLAIMS & COVERAGE REPRESENTATION
Beyond expertise in civil litigation and trial practice, insurance litigation requires a keen understanding of perplexing policy provisions, insurance regulations, and the rights of insurers and policyholders in first and third party claims. Kramer & Connolly litigates all types of insurance-related matters, representing policyholders and carriers in cases involving comprehensive general liability, professional liability, property claims, construction defect cases, premises liability, automobile liability, errors and omissions, and products liability. Based upon this experience, Kramer & Connolly has ventured beyond Maryland and the District of Columbia to serve as lead counsel in federal class action lawsuits, complex professional liability cases and other high-exposure insurance claims throughout the nation.
In litigating claims involving some of the nation's most prominent insurance carriers, Kramer & Connolly has gained considerable expertise in areas where many lawyers fear to tread -- among them, the often perplexing coverage questions presented by these cases. Thus, in addition to litigation, Kramer & Connolly is frequently called upon to render coverage opinions in claims arising throughout the United States, trying cases involving issues of insurance fraud, such first party disputes as breach of contract actions against insurance companies, and declaratory judgment actions.
REPRESENTATIVE MARYLAND INSURANCE CLAIMS
Drawing on its vast trial experience as insurance claims and coverage counsel, Kramer & Connolly has earned outstanding results in claims involving:
- comprehensive general liability
- professional liability
- homeowner's insurance claims
- breach of insurance contracts
- insurance bad faith claims
- specialty lines claims
- construction defects
- insurance coverage disputes
- automobile liability
- premises liability
- property and real estate claims
- transportation law
- liability for errors and omissions
- products liability
- intentional torts