Insurance Coverage
Success in insurance coverage litigation at trial and on appeal not only requires a mastery of appellate advocacy but also demands an encyclopedic understanding of a wide range of policies and coverages, as well as the ability to parse, analyze, and deconstruct dense policy language. Jacobs and Diemer is armed with extensive experience and capabilities on all those fronts and brings them to bear on behalf of insurance carriers and policyholders alike.
Comprehensive Insurance Coverage Analysis and Advocacy
The firm’s world-class legal research capabilities lend themselves to unassailable insurance policy analysis, frequently unearthing avenues of coverage undetectable by other attorneys. Likewise, when an insurance carrier needs to defend its position on a coverage question, the firm’s superb analytical and brief writing skills can distill complex insurance coverage issues into persuasive, understandable narratives for judges and juries unfamiliar with the nuances and subtleties of this specialized area of the law.
We see our representation of both insurers and insureds as advantageous and complementary. The perspectives we gain from being on one side of a policy dispute reap dividends when we find ourselves on the other. Similarly, since we aren’t fixed or inflexible in our thinking, reflexively looking to either find or deny coverage, our analysis is always untainted by foregone conclusions and driven exclusively by what the law, facts, and policy say.
Jacobs and Diemer’s insurance coverage work extends to every type of first and third-party claim, policy, coverage, and issue, including bad faith litigation, declaratory judgment actions, duty to defend, class actions, contribution actions, and inter-carrier disputes. We are particularly well-versed in policies issued to municipalities, with an extensive record of success representing local entities as well as carriers in matters that intersect with the business of governance.
At trial and on appeal, we handle cases involving all insurance products and policies, including:
- Advertising and Consumer Liability
- Commercial General Liability
- Directors and Officers
- Employment Practices Liability and Workers’ Compensation
- Environmental Impairment Liability
- Errors and Omissions
- Excess and Surplus Lines
- First-Party Liability
- Hospital Liability
- Manufacturers and Contractors
- Municipal Liability
- Professional Liability
- Reinsurance
- Third-Party Liability
Jacobs and Diemer: Experienced Nationwide Insurance Coverage Counsel
To learn more about our capabilities, record, and approach to insurance coverage disputes, please contact Jacobs and Diemer. We look forward to the privilege of speaking with you.
Appellate Law
Even the most accomplished trial lawyers can find themselves adrift when a matter advances to the appellate level or don’t have the time and resources to pursue or defend an appeal. For decades, attorneys and litigants seeking exceptional appellate counsel have turned to us to handle their most complex and consequential cases.
Embedded Trial Counsel
Jacobs and Diemer is frequently called upon to serve as embedded trial counsel, offering another set of eyes squarely focused on positioning the case for back-end protection in the event of an adverse outcome. We work side-by-side with trial counsel to create a strong record and preserve the critical issues that might win the case on appeal.