David Costello

David Costello

March 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Not So Fast: Federal Court Blocks Insurers' Bid to Remove to Federal Court

Florida insureds generally prefer to have their insurance coverage disputes decided in Florida state courts, where they are more familiar and where the judges and juries tend to be from the same local area as the insureds.

By Walter J. Andrews and David Costello

6 minute read

January 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Arbitration of Insurance Disputes: Functus Officio and the Clarification Exception

A core tenet of arbitration is its finality. Indeed, if “truth seeking is the hammer of justice, finality is the overlooked anvil.”[1] In arbitration,…

By David Costello Patrick M. McDermott Syed S. Ahmad

13 minute read