LEGAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR FIRMS DEFENDED BY
INSURANCE COMPANY COUNSEL
So the insurance carrier has agreed to subrogation and will defend the lawsuit against
your company. You can relax and let them defend the case, right? Wrong. Although the
insurance carrier has agreed to defend the lawsuit, it has an inherent conflict of interest.
Perhaps there is some exclusion in the policy that will limit the insurance carrier's
liability. If there is an arguable case that the exclusion applies, do you think that they
will vigorously defend the suit? Their resources will be focused on demonstrating
that the exclusion applies rather than defending your position. This puts the attorney
defending the case in the unenviable position of trying a case that may not be in
the best interests of the people paying his bills.
This is why you still need counsel to represent your company's interests when an
insurance carrier agrees to defend your case. Let them manage the case, but you need
independent counsel to review their filings, to ensure that discovery is complete, and to
assure that the insurance carrier's counsel is pursuing your company's best interests.
J.L. Grover can make sure that your interests are being adequately defended. As an
actively practicing engineer licensed in both Civil and Mechanical Engineering, he can
ensure that the insurance company's experts are approaching the case correctly. As
an attorney, he will ensure that the legal defense represents your interests, not those
of the insurance company.
