Ocean Marine and Cargo Coverage

Cargo Lost During Transit/Supply Chain Issues

• Represented major retail manufacturers in losses occurring during intercontinental transit, including but not limited to handling RFIs issued by insurers’ adjusters, responding to insurer and adjuster-related correspondence, and negotiating favorable settlements.
• Represented major retail manufacturers in handling and resolving their supply-chain related issues.

Claims of Employee or Third-party Dishonest Conduct

• Represented a major physical commodities trader that discovered a significant, eight-figure loss overseas, which involved the interpretation of a “dishonest act” exclusion present in many ocean marine cargo policies. After the insurers wrongly denied coverage for the claim, we traveled to the client’s headquarters, interviewed their employees, and gained a better understanding of their operations and the claims at issue. We defeated summary judgment on the insurers’ defenses, including the application of the dishonest act exclusion.

Hull and Machinery Coverage

• Represented a shipping and marine transit company in connection with a claim under marine insurance policies, seeking coverage for significant damage to a commercial vessel.