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8/27/07 Shareholder Abrams to speak at National
Conference on Insurance Allocation
6/26/07 Abrams & Smith included on
Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
6/26/07 The United States District Court rules in favor of
Abrams & Smith client, throwing out a $2.5 million Miller-Shugart
settlement
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August 2007 - Shareholder Abrams to speak in October at
National Conference on Insurance
Allocation
Mealey's™ Scope of Coverage Conference: All Sums Versus Pro-Rata Allocation, Methods of Exhaustion, Reallocation and Settlement Credits. May 2007 - Abrams & Smith included on Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell continued in 2007 to name Abrams & Smith to
the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Abrams & Smith is honored to be included once again in the Register, and will continue working hard to maintain such high standards. April 2007 - The United States District Court rules in favor of Abrams & Smith client, throwing out a $2.5 million Miller-Shugart settlement The Minnesota Federal Court dismissed the judgment creditor's claims in Corn Plus Cooperative v. Continental Casualty Company, (USDC MN 04-CIV-4270), Corn plus had made a Miller-Shugart declaration confessing a $2.5 million dollar judgment recoverable from insurance coverage. Despite having found coverage in an earlier ruling, the Court later declared the Miller-Shugart agreement improper, and awarded judgment in favor of continental Casualty. The Defendant was represented by Kevin Lewis and Jerome Abrams. March 2007 - Super Lawyer eight years running Shareholder Jerome Abrams was selected for the eighth consecutive
year as Super Lawyer for 2007. Jerome practices in the areas of:
Only 6% of the licensed attorneys in Minnesota are chosen to be Super Lawyers. The selection of Super Lawyers is published in the August issues of Minnesota Law and Politics, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, and Twin Cities Business Monthly. February 2007 - Abrams & Smith obtains defense verdict in Wisconsin personal injury jury trial In the action Bale v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (04-CV-68), the Portage County Circuit Court jury found Defendant Electrolux to have zero liability in case where Plaintiff alleged that a defective lawnmower was the cause of his injuries. The case was tried by Jerome Abrams and Lisa Lamm. July 2006 - Abrams & Smith, P.A. obtains $5 million dollar settlement mid-trial for insurer client in Los Angeles, CA. In the action First Specialty Insurance Company v. James Econn, et. al. (YC-04-8073), complaint was brought by insurer against an insurance broker for misrepresenting a risk which resulted in a major loss claim. The case went through extensive pre-trial discovery and mediations. Jerome Abrams was lead trial counsel. The case settled during the second week of the Los Angeles County Superior Court jury trial for $5 million. A wholesale broker also involved, settled earlier on a confidential basis.
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