Mr. Michael John Raymond

Practice Details

• Languages
  English
• Firm Information
  Position

  Member

  Firm Name

  Raymond, Greer & McCarthy, P.C.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Teufel v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 244 Ariz. 383 (2018)(Arizona Supreme Court decision in favor of client/homeowner
  significant ruling determining that insured homeowner was entitled to a defense for common law negligence claim involving due to construct a home as a reasonable builder would.)

  Teufel v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 2017 WL 1882330 (May 9, 2017) (matter of first impression holding that client/insured owed a defense by American Family for suit filed by buyer of insured’s home for various defects
  contractual liability exclusion did not apply.)

  Stankova v Metropolitan Property
  Cas. Ins. Co., 788 F3d 1012 (9th Cir., 2015)(ground-breaking case concerning coverage for insured homeowner under fire policy where cabin was destroyed by mud-slides proximately caused by preceding wildfire
  anti-concurrent causation provision held unenforceable.)

  Colorado Casualty Ins. Co. v Safety Control Co., 2012 WL 3964982 (Validity
  effect of Damron Agreement involving contractor
  its CGL carrier)
  Employers Mut. Cas. Co. v. DGG & CAR, Inc., 183 P.3d 513 (2008)
  insurer client prevails in reversing $1.6 million dollar judgment
  court held 284 separate thefts by insured's employee constitutes one occurrence within meaning of $50,000 employee dishonesty policy)
  Cyberdyne Systems, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., Memor
  um Decision, April 19, 2007 (successfully defended carrier against claims of breach of contract, bad faith, tortious interference with contract, conversion
  civil conspiracy)
  Federated Service Ins. Co. v. Tires Plus, Inc., et al., September 25, 2006, Memor
  um Decision, U.S.D.C., District of New Mexico (insurer client prevails as to application of first-published exclusion relative to trademark claim asserted against insured)
  Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Lloyds, et al., Memor
  um Decision, dated October 19, 2000 (affirming $4 million dollar judgment in favor of client
  coverage dispute involving interplay between general
  professional liability policies)
  Ogden v. USF&G, 188 Ariz. 132, 933 P.2d 1200 (1996)
  (insurer/client prevails
  insured's employee not insured under commercial auto policy)
  Wilshire Ins. Co. v. Home Indemnity Co., 179 Ariz. 602, 880 P.2d 1148 (App. 1994) (effect of permissive user exclusion on commercial vehicles)
  Columbia Casualty Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 178 Ariz. 104, 870 P.2d 1200 (App. 1994) (dispute between primary
  excess carrier over apportionment of defense costs)
  Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v.McKeon, 170 Ariz. 75, 821 P.2d 766 (App. 1991) (dispute between carrier
  insured over prejudgment interest on first-party claim)
  United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Advance Roofing, 163 Ariz. 476, 788 P.2d 1227 (App. 1990) (insurer/client prevails
  seminal case in Arizona establishing principles of law pertaining to faulty construction claims).