Insurance Defense
Insurance companies in need of strategic, highly effective defense of their interests throughout Massachusetts have relied on our law firm since its founding in 1897. For more than a century, Weston Patrick, P.A. has a history of successfully defending insurers and their insureds and remains one of the oldest insurance defense practices in Boston. Since our inception, our insurance defense team has provided diligent and thorough representation to our clients at a reasonable cost. We take pride in having represented several of the largest insurers in the nation for decades. Our practice philosophy has been to expedite the handling of litigation matters by taking a proactive approach to our cases, being alert for opportunities to quickly resolve our clients’ exposure while being ever ready to successfully take matters to trial. Our goal is to keep clients informed on the nuances of Massachusetts law and decisions critical to the insurance industry.
Cost effective and efficient litigation management requires regular communication and joint decision making. At every step of the litigation process, substantive and timely case evaluations are provided with the goal of successful verdicts, settlements, and arbitration awards.
We routinely handle insurance litigation for insurance companies. Primarily, we defend policyholders of our insurance company clients against all types of claims, ranging from general negligence to wrongful death.
Additionally, we provide direct representation for insurance companies. We defend insurance companies against allegations of bad faith when denying insurance coverage and in general contract disputes with policyholders. The diverse experiences of our litigation attorneys provide the foundation for our ability to respond to both simple and complex matters involving a wide range of legal issues. Our attorneys have extensive experience handling the following issues at every level of state and federal court:
- Bodily Injury and Wrongful Death
- Premises Liability
- General Liability
- Construction and Industrial Accidents
- Bad Faith Litigation
- PIP Litigation
- Coverage Disputes
- Subrogation