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Ernest Summers
321 North Clark St.
Suite 3400
Chicago, IL 60654
+1 312.595.1285
+1 312.595.2250 (Fax)
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Partner
Ernest Summers is a Partner in the Global Litigation and Insurance Recovery practice in Howrey's Chicago office.
Mr. Summers has extensive experience in both corporate and private practice, concentrating largely on complex litigation. He has handled numerous cases on behalf of policyholders in many types of insurance recovery claims and litigation as well as cases involving antitrust, licensing and distribution, securities fraud and other shareholder disputes, mass toxic tort and many other areas of commercial litigation.
In the area of insurance coverage, Mr. Summers focuses on litigation and counseling regarding general liability insurance, environmental impairment liability insurance, asbestos coverage, director and officer liability insurance, legal and medical malpractice, first party property, all-risk coverage, business interruption, workers compensation, insurance archaeology, policy interpretation and insurer notice correspondence.
Mr. Summers' experience also includes many federal class actions and international distribution disputes involving the Hague Convention. Mr. Summers successfully tried the first US case interpreting the antitrust laws of the European Community. Additional experience includes general commercial litigation matters, general corporate and transactions matters, ethics and compliance, and consumer products packaging, advertising and marketing.
Mr. Summers is also a frequent speaker on business litigation, insurance claims and other subjects.
"Howrey has deep experience in litigation and trial, which adds immeasurable value in any insurance coverage dispute. In addition, Howrey has a policy of representing only the policy holders in insurance recovery disputes, and as a result is conflict-free in any such dispute."
Representative Highlights
- American Medical Security, Inc. v. Executive Risk Specialty Insurance Co. Serves as lead counsel for American Medical Security, Inc., a managed care health organization, in litigation under its errors and omissions insurance policies regarding coverage for numerous disputes involving health insurance premiums, life insurance conversion rights and other liability claims.
- Executive Risk Insurance Co. v. Jenkens & Gilchrist. Acted as coverage counsel for Jenkens & Gilchrist in a legal malpractice insurance dispute over complex tax shelter advice. Recovered $100 million in legal malpractice insurance proceeds.
- Waste Management, Inc. Served as lead counsel for Waste Management, Inc. in pursuing and resolving director and officer liability coverage disputes for six different sets of D & O claims: 1) 10b-5 shareholder damages cases, 2) 10b-5 injunction actions, 3) shareholder derivative suit challenging Dutch-Auction tender offer, 4) shareholder derivative suit regarding Emmelle royalty liabilities, 5) employment disputes, and 60 shareholder suits challenging tender offers for public shares of majority-owned subsidiaries.
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Admissions
Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Clerkship
- Honorable. William E. Steckler, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (1979)
Education
- Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (JD, 1980), Glenn Peters Fellowship
- Indiana University (MBA, Finance, 1980)
- Indiana University (AB, Economics and Political Science, 1976)
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