News and Insights

10.01.20

“Allocation, Allocation, Allocation!”

Tom Alleman, Dallas-based Member and Co-Director of Dykema’s Insurance Industry Group, wrote the American College of Coverage Counsel Newsletter article, “Allocation, Allocation, Allocation!,” which…

6.03.19

The 2019 Hurricane Season Has Begun

Thomas B. Alleman, Dallas-based Member in Dykema’s Commercial Litigation Group and Co-Director of the Firm’s Insurance Industry Group, has authored an article for Texas Lawyer titled, “The 2019…

10.13.17

“Hurricanes, Recovery and Insurance”

Thomas B. Alleman, Dallas-based member in Dykema’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group and Director of the Firm’s Insurance Industry Group, contributed the article “Hurricanes, Recovery and…

11.23.20

NHTSA Releases Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking For Automated Driving System Safety

On November 19, 2020, NHTSA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) asking interested parties and the public to provide the agency with information intended to help NHTSA devise a…

3.23.20

Still Only Eight Corners?: The Texas Supreme Court Decides Richards v. State Farm

In November, the Texas Supreme Court accepted a certified question from the Fifth Circuit directly calling into question the continued vitality of the well-known “eight corners rule,” under which a…

3.09.20

Headline: “SXSW Disaster: Event Admits It Has No Insurance for Coronavirus Cancellation”

That headline appeared Saturday in Music Business Worldwide, a trade paper, as well as in numerous other journals ranging from Variety to the Austin Chronicle. If you dug a little deeper, you would…

11.28.18

Natural Disasters: Concurrent Causation and its Impact on Commercial Property and Liability Coverage

In 2017, natural disasters caused $306 billion in total damage across the United States – the largest amount for any single year. Three devastating hurricanes and multiple wildfires all contributed to…

1.24.19

Key Compliance Issues for 2019

This event is jointly sponsored by Dykema, the Eastern Michigan Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and the Health Care Compliance Association.

3.05.20

COVID-19 and Your Insurance Coverage

Gilda Radner’s character Rosanne Rosannadanna always ended her routines on Saturday Night live by saying, “It’s always something.” She might well have been talking about COVID-19, the effects of which…

10.08.19

U.S. Supreme Court Clears the way for Visually-Impaired to Sue Over Allegedly Inaccessible Websites and Apps

Yesterday, in a closely-followed case, the Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal brought by the Domino’s pizza chain, which sought to overturn the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision that…

3.19.18

Does Your Website Comply with the ADA?

For more than 25 years, the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) has knocked down barriers that prevented disabled people from fully participating in society, and made physical locations from public…

6.20.24

“Novel Vermont Polluter Law Raises Insurance Liability Issues”

Tom Alleman was quoted in the Law360 Insurance Authority article, “Novel Vermont Polluter Law Raises Insurance Liability Issues.” 

1.19.24

"Proposed $350B Federal Reinsurance Program Draws Scrutiny"

Tom Alleman was quoted in the Law360 article, "Proposed $350B Federal Reinsurance Program Draws Scrutiny."

9.22.23

"Looming NFIP Lapse Threatens Coverage, Housing Market"

Tom Alleman was quoted in Law360.

8.15.24

216 Dykema Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 216 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 guide and the Best…

6.06.24

Dykema Earns 16 Practice Area Rankings and 33 Individual Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it received 33 individual attorney rankings and 16 practice area rankings in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for…

5.01.24

Dykema Closes $785M Transaction for CPS Energy

Today Dykema, a leading national law firm, acted as legal advisor to CPS Energy in its acquisition of natural gas plants in Corpus Christi and Laredo, Texas, from Talen Energy for $785 million. The…

11.29.17

Environmental Litigation Essentials and Latest Developments

Please join Dykema for a discussion regarding environmental litigation, with a focus on key aspects of cost recovery litigation under federal and state statutes and tort litigation.

10.26.17

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season: Response and Recovery to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria

The hurricanes encountered thus far in 2017 in the U.S. – Harvey, Irma and Maria – will be remembered for their intensity and for the extensive damage they have inflicted. Recovering from the…

5.23.17

Additional Insured and Contractual Indemnity Provisions in Liability Insurance Policies – What’s Covered?

Please join Tom Alleman, Chair of Dykema’s Insurance Industry Group, for a discussion regarding two important but sometimes overlooked types of provisions in CGL and business owner liability policies:…

4.30.21

The Developing Crisis of Bodily Injury from Vaping, Environmental & Emerging Claim Manager Association 35th Annual Conference

Tom Alleman, Dallas-based member of Dykema’s Litigation Department and Co-Director of the firm’s Insurance Industry Group, served as a featured presenter in the Environmental & Emerging Claim Manager…