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Tred once again was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for his work in Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Litigation-Insurance. He was also named Best Lawyers® 2022 Litigation Insurance “Lawyer of the Year” in Honolulu. A designation given to a single attorney in each practice group by metropolitan area.

    The court dismissed the insured's complaint against the agent for alleged failure to procure proper coverage. Asphalt Recovery Specialists, Inc. v. Gallagher, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73112 (D. Colo. March 23, 2023).

    Asphalt Recover Specialists, Inc. (ARS) engaged Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. to procure an environmental liability poilcy that

    The court found that the insurer continued to be bound by a defense agreement entered with  the insured who merged with another company. Continental Ins. Co. v. Neles-Jamesbury, Inc., 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52521 (D. Mass. March 28, 2023). 

    In 1990, Neles-Jamesbury became the sucessor by merger to the liabilities

    The court determined there was no coverage for an adverse arbitration decision suffered by the insured in a construction defect case. Am. Fire and Cas. Co. v. Unforgettable Coatings, Inc., 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64846 (D. Nev. April 13, 2023). 

    Unforgettable contracted with Muirfield Village Homeowner's Association for painting and

    The agent's motion to dismiss the insured's suit for failure to provide adequate coverage for business interruption due to catastrophic events was denied. Social Life Magazine, Inc. v. Hudson Valley Agency Alliance, LLC, 2023 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2351 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 10, 2023). 

    Plaintiff had used defendants Hudson Valley

    The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district courts granting of summary judgment to the insurer after a portion of the claim for loss of vegetable crops were lost due to a hurricane. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds of London vs. Pero Family Farm Food Co., Ltd., 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 8451 (11th Cir. April