Insurance Litigation, Claims, & Consulting

• Coverage & Attorneys’ Fees Won for Investment & Insurance Firm Under Errors & Omissions Policy

  In an extensive opinion issued by a federal court, Quadrino Schwartz obtained both insurance coverage and attorneys' fees for an innocent executive and his company arising out of a former owner's criminal…
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• Victory Obtaining Insurance Coverage For Auto Dealership

  When an accident occurred involving one of an auto dealers' cars, the insurer refused to provide coverage for the ensuing injuries. The insurer also refused to pay for the attorneys needed to defend the…
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• Liability Insurance: Coverage Obtained for Class Action Lawsuit

  In a victory for a credit counseling company, Quadrino Schwartz defeated a motion by a liability insurer seeking to dismiss a declaratory judgment action. The declaratory judgment case, brought in federal…
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• Health Insurance: Victory for Regional Oil Company

  Our client was sued by GHI, a health insurer, for a refund of all health claims paid on behalf of our client's employees under its GHI health plan. GHI improperly claimed that the health plan should never…
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• Property Casualty Insurance:  Summary Judgment for a Restaurant

  A popular neighborhood bar and restaurant was totally destroyed by fire. The insurance company delayed processing the claim and then refused to pay the proper value for various items and also outright…
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• Summary Judgment:  Medical Insurance for Healthcare Provider

  In an extended legal battle on behalf of a healthcare provider, we obtained a recent award of partial summary judgment for our client. There are millions of dollars of uncollected sums due to our client…
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• Class Certification Obtained:  ERISA Disability Insurance

  In a long awaited court decision of national significance, Quadrino Schwartz has obtained class certification of its first-in-the-nation class action against UnumProvident. The court certified a national…
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• Legal Fee Award for Client: ERISA Litigation

  After winning a long running battle with an insurance company, the attorneys at Quadrino Schwartz sought an award of legal fees for the firm's client, to be paid by the insurance company.  The federal…
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• No-Fault / Health Insurance: Injunction Avoided & Subpoena Quashed

  In a series of decisions, Quadrino Schwartz has defeated efforts by several insurance companies to obtain an injunction against its client, a medical provider. The insurance companies were attempting to…
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• Insurance Trial:  Victory for Orthopedic Surgeon

  Quadrino Schwartz has dealt a blow to First Unum and obtained a long-awaited trial victory for its client. The jury found in favor an orthopedic surgeon who could no longer perform surgery due to multiple…
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• Victory On Appeal

  After years of bad faith litigation by First Unum, Quadrino Schwartz obtained an important ruling from a New York appeals court against disability insurer First Unum for its client, a former dental hygienist…
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• Voiding a Settlement:  Case to Proceed

  When our client's former attorney panicked and agreed to settle the case for $0.00, we stepped in as new counsel and defeated the insurance company's attempt to enforce the alleged walk-away…
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• Avoiding ERISA:  Insurance Litigation

  An insurer attempted to have the federal law known as ERISA applied to our client's dispute with his business partners. The applicability of ERISA would have damaged our client's efforts to succeed, so…
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• Insurance Class Action: Defeated Motion to Dismiss

  In a ground breaking decision, we defeated a motion to dismiss a claims practices class action against an industry-leading insurer. Keir v. UnumProvident CorporationUnited States District Court,S.D. New…
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• ERISA:  Cutting Edge Ruling as to Trial Proceedings

  For years, litigants in ERISA cases obtained rulings on sets of motions papers akin to summary judgment and have been denied the right to have a trial or any live testimony to resolve factual disputes.…
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