Allyson helps insurers and businesses assess risk and make informed decisions when conflicts increase exposure and raise complex coverage questions. She resolves litigation, coverage and liability issues by aligning litigation strategies with clients’ business goals.
Allyson brings a combination of insurance, commercial litigation and maritime experience, an asset for clients operating in a region where transportation, maritime operations and insurance issues often overlap. She guides clients through every stage of litigation involving:
- Admiralty and maritime incidents
- Commercial conflicts
- Coverage disputes
- Insurance defense
- Injury claims
Experience
- Secured verdict and full recovery at bench trial for insurer in a subrogation action arising from a fire that caused extensive damage to the insured property.
- Won summary judgment for a commercial property owner in a premises liability lawsuit, defeating claim after discovery, expert depositions and engineering analysis.
- Secured dismissal and recovered attorney’s fees for a company and its executive, defeating a defamation claim arising from statements made during an organizational review process.
- Obtained dismissal of a defamation claim against a sports coach for reports made to law enforcement required by the coach’s duty as a mandatory reporter.
- Represented insurer and insured interests in merits hearing stemming from nationwide mass tort, including examination and cross-examination of fact and expert witnesses before a judge serving in a court-appointed adjudicative role.