Practice Areas - Litigation
- Trial Practice
- Business Litigation
| - Insurance Coverage Litigation
- Real Estate and Construction Litigation
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 214-651-5120
Fax: 214-200-0743
http://www.haynesboone.com/erika_blomquist/
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| University | University of Oklahoma, B.A., in Letters, with special distinction, 1994 |
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| Law School | University of Oklahoma, J.D., with honors, 1997 |
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| Admitted | 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas |
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| Born | Norman, Oklahoma |
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| ISLN | 912378808 |
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| Transactions | Advised clients on risk transfer strategies such as indemnity and additional insurance coverage; Obtained a $7 million judgment against insurance brokers after two week trial in Harris County involving claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation and deceptive trade practices; Defended complex professional malpractice claims; Assisted clients with risk-management strategies and litigation involving Directors and Officers (D&O), Errors and Omissions ("E&O"), Fiduciary Liability, Commercial General Liability ("CGL"), Builder's Risk, Excess, Umbrella, Employer's Liability, Environmental, Products Liability, Property, Business Interruption and Intellectual Property coverage; Advised clients on the insurance aspects of major commercial transactions; Developed special expertise in emerging coverage areas, such as additional insured coverage, "known loss," use of the unauthorized insurance statutes, coverage for construction defect litigation and products claims, application of the "business risk" exclusions, subrogation, coverage for intellectual property claims and interpretation of the policy term "occurrence"; Represented owners in construction delay and defect disputes with contractors and subcontractors; Successfully defended a bank at trial against a claim for breach of a safekeeping agreement; Prosecuted claims of bad faith and Texas Insurance Code violations in complex coverage litigation; Assisted insureds in obtaining bonds against unauthorized carriers; Represented clients before the Dallas, Houston and Fort Worth Courts of Appeal and the Texas Supreme Court; Helped policyholders defeat troublesome exclusions and find coverage in unlikely places |
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Documents by this lawyer on Martindale.com | |
Hurricane Irene: Maximizing Insurance CoverageErika L. Blomquist,John Bunting, September 6, 2011 Hurricane Irene’s path along the Eastern Seaboard has affected millions of people and exposed businesses to property loss, business interruption, and supply network disruption. Those affected by Irene should think about insurance coverage for their loss. |
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