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Shareholder Michael Cohen’s Article “A Perilous Decision: Steadfast Explains an Insurer's Duty to Defend in the Multi-Insurer Context (and the Damages Available Against a Breaching Insurer)” Featured

Shareholder Michael Cohen’s Article “A Perilous Decision: Steadfast Explains an Insurer's Duty to Defend in the Multi-Insurer Context (and the Damages Available Against a Breaching Insurer)” Featured in the Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal

Michael J. Cohen

Michael J. Cohen

August 23, 2019 11:25 AM

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Shareholder Michael Cohen recently co-authored an article for the Wisconsin Defense Counsel’s Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal, Summer 2019 Edition titled, “A Perilous Decision: Steadfast Explains an Insurer's Duty to Defend in the Multi-Insurer Context (and the Damages Available Against a Breaching Insurer).”

The article examines the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision on the recent case of Steadfast Ins. Co. v. Greenwich Ins. Co., a case that Michael argued on behalf of the Appellant, further clarified Wisconsin's legal landscape regarding an insurer's duty to defend in the context of multiple insurers defending the same mutual insured.

To read the full article on the Wisconsin Defense Counsel website, click here.

Michael dedicates a substantial portion of his practice to commercial litigation matters, including non-compete and other restrictive covenants, business torts, employment, environmental/toxic tort litigation and complex insurance coverage litigation, including environmental liability and bad faith. For more information, please contact Michael at mjc@mtfn.com or by calling (414) 273-1300.

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