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Craig S. Meredith, Mediator

Construction

  • Settled a $400 million+ defect case involving halted construction of a $9 billion, 67-acre development on the Las Vegas Strip.
  • Settled construction and related insurance issues with paving problems at a large shipping container terminal.
  • Resolved a construction defect action in Miami, Florida, involving a twin-tower high-rise building with original claims in excess of $120 million.
  • Resolved the coverage disputes preventing the settlement of a construction defect action involving a water filtration plant in Vermont.
  • Resolved a multi-million dollar infrastructure dispute involving construction defects at a luxury resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Resolved both general liability and builders risk coverage disputes.
  • Resolved a construction defect suit in Hobe Sound, Florida, involving a large apartment project.
  • Resolved a large commercial office building construction defect claim in Oakland, California, by resolving the issues involving a complicated specialty insurance product.
  • Resolved a complex resort construction defect action in Napa County, California.
  • Resolved numerous construction defect actions involving multiple single-family homes in large developments as well as condominiums.
  • Resolved numerous disputes involving Zurich’s HBPP and subcontractor default insurance programs.

Insurance

  • Resolved a first-party coverage dispute arising from smoke-tainted wine grapes.
  • Resolved a contribution action between two carriers for the same insured. The underlying case was a pollution claim arising from a fire in a hazardous materials truck.
  • Resolved a fidelity bond subrogation action arising from a landfill bribery fraud case.
  • Settled a D&O coverage case regarding liability arising from an alleged embezzlement. Resolution incorporated disputes among the bank (plaintiff), the corporation, and the D&O carrier.
  • Settled a coverage case arising from the collapse of the floor of a Las Vegas casino nightclub.
  • Resolved a complicated first-party $32 million property loss claim arising from a hospital facility’s complex steam piping system.
  • Resolved a case with coverage issues relating to a factory explosion.
  • Handled cases involving wine production: damage to wine caused by an industrial producer and wine loss due to deficient facility maintenance.
  • Resolved an insurance coverage dispute regarding pollution coverage for a gas station leakage in Marin County, California.
  • Successfully mediated the resolution of a coverage dispute involving the landslides of golf courses in Santa Clara County, California, and Palos Verdes, California.
  • Resolved numerous insured vs. carrier disputes involving allegations of bad faith.

Non-Construction Insurance

  • Participated in the resolution of a copyright infringement action in Atlanta, Georgia, with a claim of over $100 million by assisting with reaching a compromise on the insurance issues involving personal injury coverage for copyright violation.
  • Participated in the resolution of a substantial trade secrets action by assisting with reaching a compromise on directors and officers liability coverage issues.

Bodily Injury

  • Resolved the coverage issues surrounding a paraplegic bodily injury claim in order to settle the action.
  • Resolved coverage issues that prevented the resolution of a workplace bodily injury case in Houston, Texas.
  • Resolved action involving the failure to settle an auto bodily injury case.
  • Assisted in the resolution of a tragic wrongful death auto accident case by resolving coverage issues pertaining to the relative priorities of the auto policies involved.
  • Resolved bodily injury cases not involving coverage issues.

Counsel Comments

"I am quite picky about mediators and do not apologize for being so. But when I find an individual who has the passion, intelligence, drive, energy and willingness to listen, absorb and then make decisions and who loves the strategic and high level process that big boy mediations can be, I wish to associate my clients with such an individual when opportunities present themselves. I say the foregoing because I find that [Craig] possesses these skills and attributes and they are rare."