DALLAS—Insurance coverage litigation boutique law firm Amy Stewart PC is pleased to announce that firm founder and managing shareholder Amy Elizabeth Stewart has been elected to The American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel (ACCEC) by a unanimous vote of the ACCEC Board of Regents. The ACCEC is an organization comprised of prominent insurance coverage counsel, representing the interests of both insurers and policyholders, for the purpose of improving the quality of the practice of insu ...

On Friday, January 17, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that construction defect lawsuits alleging faulty workmanship are generally covered under a commercial general liability, concluding that the contractual liability exclusion does not operate to preclude coverage for defective work. The high court’s unanimous opinion in Ewing Construction Company v. Amerisure Insurance Company provides significant reassurance to both property owners and contractors that the liability insurance pur ...

By Dana Harbin, Of Counsel Mediation is the most often used method of alternative dispute resolution. Courts order mediation in almost every case as a means of early resolution, which unquestionably benefits the judicial dockets, but when conducted appropriately, can be an effective tool in resolving even the most complex disputes. Given its popularity and success, many professionals make mediation their sole practice, schooling themselves in the art of negotiation and conflict resolution. However, not ...