Accomplishments
Defeated 35 Motions for Summary Judgment Sought by Insurers
18 Insurers filed 35 Motions for Summary Judgment against Hoke LLC’s client on the same day in a high-profile, long-tail insurance case. Hoke LLC succ... Read more »
Landmark Costs-in-Addition Duty to Defend Ruling – $150M
Hoke LLC secured a landmark cost-in-addition to limits duty to defend ruling against an excess insurer – the first such reported decision in Illinois.... Read more »
Landmark Ruling – Lloyd’s Not Admitted in Illinois
Steve Hoke secured a finding that various Lloyd’s syndicates were no longer “admitted” in Illinois, thus forcing it to post a $7 million “pre-answer” ... Read more »
Won Appeal of Important Favorable Forum Selection Dispute
In Michigan State Court, Hoke LLC argued and won an appeal of the dismissal of an offensive coverage action filed by an insurer in a complex $100 mill... Read more »
Hoke Serves as a Long-Tail Expert in Sex Abuse Case
Steve Hoke served as an expert witness on historical insurance practices for a large national law firm in multi-state litigation involving “long-tail”... Read more »
Designated Due Diligence Leader for Acquisition
Hoke LLC was the designated Due Diligence Team Leader for several major law firms in the purchase of a top ten asbestos defendant. Hoke LLC was respon... Read more »
NCC for Major Asbestos Defendant
Steve Hoke served as National Coordinating Counsel for major products defendant with over 20,000 claims (successfully reduced to 7,000 with correspond... Read more »
Completed Sophisticated Financial Modeling Project
Hoke LLC completed a sophisticated financial modeling project for a significant asbestos defendant in order to maximize the client’s asset recoveries. Read more »
Defeated Motions for Summary Judgment on Pollution Exclusion Preserving $800 Million in Insurance
Hoke LLC won a landmark victory defeating motions for summary judgment that sought to apply the pollution exclusion to asbestos claims. It was both an... Read more »
Litigation Counsel in High-Value Environmental Insurance Case
Hoke LLC represented a leading Venture Capital firm and a Fortune 500 company in a high-value environmental insurance coverage and bad faith case. Read more »