Insurance Defense

Insurance defense has been central to Foster Swift for decades.  Our insurance defense attorneys gain valuable perspective from other lawyers in the firm practicing in other areas such as business, tax, real estate, environmental, probate and family law.

The types of complex cases we handle regularly include:

• First-party, No Fault
• Third party, No Fault
• Premises liability
• Complex insurance coverage litigation, including pollution remediation claims, asbestos claims, toxic tort claims and product liability claims

Foster Swift has an impressive track record in defending our clients in Michigan’s state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies and other tribunals. Furthermore, if an appeal is necessary, our appellate attorneys are experienced in briefing and presenting our client’s case.

Representative Experience

• Represented Large Title Company
• Representation through the Appellate Process to the Michigan Supreme Court
• Success in Breach of Contract Claim

Publications & Alerts

• Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of "Equipment" and "Alighting" in MCL 500.3106, Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, January 4, 2012
• Medicare Not Limited to the Portion of a Settlement Designated for Medical Losses when Seeking Reimbursement under MSP, Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, December 13, 2011
• Michigan Court of Appeals Gives Guidance for Setting Attendant Care Rates, Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, December 8, 2011
• No-Fault Insurer Cannot Refuse to Pay for Attendant Care Based on Not Having Provider's Taxpayer Identification Number, Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, November 15, 2011
• No-Fault Insured Must Show that an Experimental Medical Procedure is "Efficacious" before It Can Be an Allowable Expense under MCL 500.3107(1), Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, August 31, 2011
• Conservator Fees Can Be Recovered as No-Fault Expenses under MCL 500.3107(1)(a), Foster Swift No-Fault E-News, April 28, 2011

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News

• Julie I. Fershtman Speaks at National Insurance Conference, April 5, 2011
• State Bar President-Elect Julie I. Fershtman Joins Foster Swift, October 25, 2010
• Foster Swift Announces Lindsey Bosch as New Associate, April 14, 2010
• Foster Swift Elects Paul J. Millenbach to Firm's Executive Committee, February 12, 2010
• Foster Swift Elects Dana Bennett as Shareholder, January 27, 2010

Events

• SEMINAR | Michigan Insurance Claims, Insurance Institute of Michigan, September 20, 2010