Anthony Bartell

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About Anthony Bartell

Anthony Bartell focuses on complex insurance coverage disputes and insurance regulatory matters. Anthony has made law in a number of cases, including Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. United Insurance Co, 138 N.J. 437, 650 A.2d 974 (1994), which established New Jersey’s trigger of coverage and allocation principles, and United States Mineral Prods. Co. v. American Ins. Co, 792 A.2d 500 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2002), which held "stub policies" provide policyholders with full additional occurrence and aggregate liability limits. Anthony represents policyholders on issues arising from every type of first-party and third-party insurance, including general liability insurance, directors & officers insurance, employment practices liability insurance, errors & omissions insurance, workers compensation/retrospective premium insurance, property insurance and business interruption insurance. He also handles disputes involving insurance producers. Anthony recognizes that litigation represents the last, and often least attractive, option for policyholders seeking the coverage for which they paid substantial premiums. He, therefore, regularly counsels policyholders purchasing coverage and reviews prospective insurance policies to determine whether they meet the policyholder’s needs. When a coverage dispute arises, Anthony uses his longstanding relationships with insurer counsel to resolve the parties’ differences to the policyholder’s satisfaction. If the parties cannot resolve their disputes amicably, then Anthony vigorously litigates or arbitrates the policyholder’s claims to an equitable conclusion. He appears regularly before arbitration panels and state and federal courts throughout New Jersey and in other states. Anthony also argues insurance appeals before appellate courts nationwide, including the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the New Jersey Supreme Court, and appears before the Insurance Departments of New Jersey and other states. Attorney Advertising