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Superstorm Sandy and Bad Faith Claims Handling

By Gene Killian on January 9, 2015
Posted in Bad Faith, Claims Investigation, Flood insurance

Representing people who have lost homes and businesses following Sandy has been gut-wrenching.  And, I have to say, many of the carriers haven’t made it any easier. I could catalog some of the problems we’ve seen, but that would make this a very long post. Instead, I’d like to focus on one aspect: The use…

The insurance company’s duty to negotiate in good faith

By Gene Killian on December 23, 2010
Posted in Bad Faith, Negotiation, Settlement

Needless to say, it can be very dangerous for insurance companies to “roll the dice.”  Over at the Michigan Auto Lawyers Blog, Steve Gursten tells the story of an adjuster who showed up 40 minutes late for a mediation, and then wouldn’t go north of $1 million in a catastrophic truck accident case involving serious personal injury.  The…

About Eugene Killian

is an AV-rated®  graduate of the University of Chicago (B.A., English, with honors) and the University of Michigan Law School. Gene practiced with one of the nation’s preeminent insurance coverage law firms before starting his own law firm in 1995, which is now known as The Killian Firm, P.C. He has represented major business policyholders in a variety of high-profile insurance coverage disputes, both at trial and at the negotiating table. He is a Charter Fellow and New Jersey Co-Chair of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only society of elite trial attorneys. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. ABF Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. Membership in the Fellows is limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Fellows are recommended by their peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.

Practice Areas

  • Insurance law, representing commercial policyholders
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Commercial litigation

Professional Associations

  • Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • New Jersey State Bar Association

Education

  • B.A. English 1982, University of Chicago (with honors)
  • J.D. 1985, University of Michigan Law School

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York
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is an AV-rated®  graduate of the University of Chicago (B.A., English, with honors) and the University of Michigan Law School. Gene practiced with one of the nation’s preeminent insurance coverage law firms before starting his own law firm in 1995, which is now known as The Killian Firm, P.C. He has represented major business policyholders in a variety of high-profile insurance coverage disputes, both at trial and at the negotiating table. He is a Charter Fellow and New Jersey Co-Chair of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only society of elite trial attorneys. He is also a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. ABF Fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. Membership in the Fellows is limited to one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Fellows are recommended by their peers and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.

Practice Areas

  • Insurance law, representing commercial policyholders
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Commercial litigation

Professional Associations

  • Charter Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • New York State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • New Jersey State Bar Association

Education

  • B.A. English 1982, University of Chicago (with honors)
  • J.D. 1985, University of Michigan Law School

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York
Read More...
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