Bart Hall practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance, and concentrates on coverage and reinsurance issues arising out of a range of claims, including environmental and latent injury claims, business torts, intellectual property claims, labor and employment related claims and construction defect claims, as well as issues involving insured and additional insured status, self-insured retentions and general claims handling issues under third-party and first-party policies.
Mr. Hall is a resident in the Houston and New Orleans offices. However, he counsels insurers and represents them in litigation throughout the country and has been admitted to practice pro hac vice before state or federal courts in 23 other states.
Experience
- Representation of insurer of radiographic weld inspector in suit for coverage for cost ofre-inspection and replacement of pipeline due to improper inspection. (Texas trial court)
- Representation in arbitration in Texas of insurer of tank cleaning service regarding coverage for oil tank collapse.
- Representation of well control insurer in suit for coverage for control of well expenses. (Texas trial court, Court of Appeals)
- Representation of insurer of offshore drill rig in litigation over claimed additional insured statutory oil company. (Texas Supreme Court)
- Representation of insurer of contractor in construction defects lawsuit. (Louisiana trial court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court)