Insurance

Mackenzie Hughes won a major court decision relieving a national insurance company from responsibility to defend and indemnify a Fortune 500 insured against liability for pollution damage, and won affirmance of its victory on appeal.  On behalf of a policyholder, Mackenzie Hughes won a major court decision ordering an insurer to provide a defense in litigation involving attorney’s fees exceeding $200,000.

We have substantial experience counseling both insurance companies and policyholders, and we are widely recognized as a leading regional law firm in this field. In fact, several national insurance companies have entrusted us with their litigation in New York State.

We have an extensive practice counseling businesses and insurance companies about insurance coverage. Here our expertise is among the strongest in the area: we helped form New York insurance coverage laws through our participation in litigation that shaped them, particularly in the environmental area. And we represent insurance agencies in the legal aspects of their own businesses, including coverage issues, contracts, financing, business structure, mergers and acquisitions.

On behalf of policyholders, we’ve handled virtual every type of litigation funded by insurers, including products liability, asbestos exposure, malpractice, personal injury, automobile accidents, negligence and defamation claims.