Simms Showers’ insurance coverage litigation practice focuses on the successful representation of
excess and umbrella liability insurers in "long-tail" risk coverage disputes, such as those for
environmental claims.
Mr. Simms’ successful defenses of these carriers include Keene v. Columbia Casualty, in which the
court upheld the insurer’s refusal to extend coverage against asbestos-related claims under $15 million
of general liability excess policies, two of which, the insured argued, had unlimited defense obligations.
(11 No. 7 Mealy’s Litig. Rep.: Ins. 3, Nov. 27, 1996). Mr. Simms’ writings and presentations in this area
include Homeowner’s Insurance, Directors and Officers’ ("D&O") Liability Coverage, Insurance Law: Third
Party Coverage in Maryland (Nat’l Business Inst. 1996) and Insurance Requirements in AIA Contracts,
ABA-TIPS 1996 National Institute on Insurance Coverage for Defective Construction.
