Ellen H. Kueny

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Senior Associate

  Firm Name

  Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Defended major national retailer
  various financial institutions in premises liability
  products liability litigation
  other litigation matters.
  Obtained favorable opinion from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of a major retailer.
  Provided legal analysis
  opinions in a wide variety of contract matters including franchise agreements, indemnification agreements, insurance policies,
  construction, engineering,
  design professional liability policies in order to determine coverage
  legal obligations for defense costs, attorney's fees,
  settlement proceeds,
  duties to provide coverage to additional insured or loss payees.
  Filed various declaratory judgment actions on behalf of insureds as well as carriers
  provided opinions to carriers regarding potential bad-faith allegations.
  Defended manufacturers, suppliers,
  employers in asbestos
  toxic tort litigation.
  Defended automotive
  equipment manufacturers in products liability cases involving alleged defects in manufacture, design,
  failure to warn claims.
  Significant experience defending
  arbitrating lemon law, breach of warranty,
  consumer fraud claims against automobile manufacturers.
  Obtained two favorable opinions from the Delaware Supreme Court on behalf of automotive manufacturers on statute of limitations
  damages issues in cases alleging lemon law
  consumer fraud claims.
  Defended large international corporation against multimillion dollar breach of contract claim.
  Represented financing companies in breach of contract, replevin,
  consumer fraud disputes.
  Assisted in the defense of railroad cases involving claims by injured railroad workers under the Federal Employers Liability Act.