The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri recently concluded in State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company v. Melissa Farley that an insurer had no duty to defend (and therefore indemnify) against the wrongful death claims asserted against its...
Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann is pleased to announce that Principal Brad Hansmann has been nominated to the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), one of the most respected and prestigious organizations in the legal profession.
Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann is pleased to announce that Principals David Bub, Brad Hansmann, and Jim Foland have been named to Missouri Lawyers Media “The POWER List” in the Business Defense category for FOUR consecutive years. This prestigious recognition is reserved for the top trial lawyers in the state of Missouri.
Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann is pleased to announce the addition of two Principals, Ellen Brooke and Katherine Smith, to the firm’s St. Louis office. Ms. Brooke and Ms. Smith will be joining the firm’s First-Party Insurance Practice Group. Ms. Brooke and Ms. Smith each have over 20 years of experience in first-party insurance coverage work and litigation, and we are proud to welcome them to the firm.
In the Eastern District of Missouri, a five-day jury trial last year delivered a clear and principled verdict in favor of our client, a national insurance company. The jury found that the policy provided coverage for certain storm-related damage to the Plaintiff’s St. Louis-based furniture manufacturing facility following severe weather events.
In Hanshaw v. Crown Equipment Corp., the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s exclusion of the plaintiff’s expert witness and the grant of summary judgment for the defendant.
The Missouri Court of Appeals for Eastern District recently reinforced insurers’ ability to limit uninsured motorist (“UM”) stacking through clear policy language in Mandie Brown v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
We’re proud to share that Watters Wolf Bub Hansmann has been ranked the #10 largest law firm in the St. Louis region by the St. Louis Business Journal.
WWBH is proud to announce that Katie McCarthy has been selected to serve on the CLM St. Louis Chapter Board of Directors as Director of Education.