- Sex CrimesThe Firm secured an award for client Great Divide Insurance Company in an arbitration against Monarch Management Corporation, a managing general agent for Great Divide under an agency agreement. Great Divide demanded arbitration because of the omission of an abuse and molestation exclusion in breach of the underwriting guidelines under which Monarch was authorized to issue policies in Great Divide’s name. After a policy was issued without the exclusion, Great Divide was forced to defend an insured in a sexual molestation case and ultimately settled the matter just before trial. After a four-day arbitration before a panel headed by a retired Judge of the California Court of Appeals, and the testimony of ten witnesses and three experts, Great Divide was awarded all of the costs of defense and settlement, plus prejudgment interest, totaling over $450,000.
- Fraud
- Wrongful TerminationLawyers in our firm have extensive experience in all aspects of litigation with particular emphasis in defending actions brought against professionals, including lawyers, accountants, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, architects and engineers, the defense of actions brought against municipalities and government entities, the defense of actions brought against officers and directors, and the defense of employment liability actions including wrongful termination, discrimination, and wage and hour claims. Lawyers in our firm also have experience in litigating environmental and construction defect actions, as well as general business and commercial disputes.
- Employment DiscriminationCharlston, Revich, Harris & Hoffman LLP has extensive experience in both state and federal courts defending companies confronted with charges of wrongful termination, harassment, and/or discriminatory conduct based upon race, gender, age, and other suspect classifications. The Firm routinely defends cases alleging employment discrimination, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and retaliation or so-called “whistle-blowing†actions. The Firm is committed to providing a cost effective defense to all self-insured clients who are faced with the prospect of employment related lawsuits.
- Employment LitigationCharlston, Revich, Harris & Hoffman LLP prides itself on providing highly skilled and responsive services in the practice of insurance law. The firm specializes in two subject matter areas: litigation and insurance coverage and bad faith. The litigation practice focuses on the defense of professional liability claims, employment claims, director and officer liability claims, and general business and commercial claims. The insurance coverage and bad faith practices is focused on all aspects of insurance coverage including professional liability, general liability, property, director and officer liability, public entity liability, asbestos, environmental, mass toxic tort, and construction defect claims. We provide cost-effective and innovative solutions to problems and issues of our insurance company clients.
- Real Estate LitigationActive areas of coverage litigation include environmental, claims for hazardous waste and toxic tort, asbestos products liability, securities fraud, patent infringement, construction defect, real estate fraud, and related business torts that have been tendered for defense and indemnification under general liability insurance policies, including primary, umbrella and excess liability policies. The Firm has extensive experience in handling high profile coverage litigation, and has acted as counsel in coverage actions in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Washington D.C, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
- Premises LiabilityCharlston, Revich, Harris &Â Hoffman LLP represents corporations, partnerships and other business entities in a wide variety of commercial litigation engagements, including patent infringement, products liability, premises liability, real estate fraud, and related business torts. The Firm represents shareholders in corporate stock litigation, financial institutions, private and public foundations, and manufacturing concerns.
- Construction Litigation