Michele T. Oshman, Shareholder

Michele Oshman is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Insurance Coverage practice groups.  She concentrates her practice in the areas of insurance coverage, reinsurance and complex defense litigation.  She has represented the interests of insurance companies in state and federal courts throughout the country, including disputes over coverage for underlying mass tort, professional liability, environmental, asbestos, construction defects, product liability, medical, municipal liability and other claims.  She has also defended manufacturers in product liability cases, including nationwide class action matters.

Memberships

• Defense Research Institute
• International Association of Insurance Receivers
• The Armadillo Club

Representative Matters

A representative sampling of the matters successfully handled by Ms. Oshman follows:

• Defended insurance companies in disputes regarding coverage for nationwide claims involving silicone breast implants, HIV/blood products, and noise-induced hearing loss claims.

• Defended three manufacturers of phentermine in nationwide fen/phen claims.

• Successfully defended insurer against coverage claim involving asbestos property damage in schools.

• Participated in appeal in Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Stonewall Insurance Company, et al. coverage matter to the Kansas Supreme Court, resulting in favorable rulings for insurer client.

Publications

Insurance Law Update: The Erosion of The Late Notice Defense

Insurance Coverage Update: Made in China, But Still No Coverage

Insurance Coverage Law Update: Illinois Adopts Pro Rata Time On The Risk Standard

Insurance Coverage Update: Court Addresses CGL Contractual Liability Exclusion - Finds No Coverage

Construction Insurance Law Roundup

Insurance Law Update: Do Insurers Lose Right to Control Amount of Settlement Under Voluntary Payments Provision When Issuing a Reservation of Rights?

Truck Owner's Insurance Must Cover Different Driver Using The Truck With Permission

Insurance Update: Sad Facts Result in Inconsistent Ruling On Number of Occurrences By Illinois Supreme Court

No Insurance For Defective Work

Insurance Update: "Reasonable Belief" Exception May Not Be Reasonable

Reinsurance Update: Illinois Courts Finds Exception To General Rule That Reinsurers Owe No Obligations To A Direct Insured

Court Expands "Four Corners" Doctrine Under Additional Insureds Endorsements

Insurance Update: Duties of Good Faith Between Excess Insurers

News

• Querrey & Harrow Elects Kevin Casey and Michele Oshman as Shareholders
• Q&H Obtains Summary Judgment In Additional Insured Claim
• Coverage Preserved for Auto Insurer and Policyholder