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Education
- Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 2003
- George Washington University, B.A. in Political Communications and minor in American History, 1998
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Court: Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts
Past Professional Experience
- United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit, Providence, RI summer law clerk, Hon. Bruce M. Selya, 2001
- Thompson Publishing Group, Washington, DC, disability law publications editor, 1998-2000
Seth V. Jackson
Seth is an associate in the firm’s Waltham office where he represents clients in all aspects of litigation in federal and state courts. His practice focuses on first-party and third-party insurance coverage litigation and reinsurance matters. Seth has worked on numerous complex litigation cases, including several 9/11-related coverage matters. He is a member of the team representing a large property insurer in the multi-billion dollar coverage and subrogation litigation related to the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Representative Matters
Greyhound Lines Inc. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America et al. - Obtained a judgment that insurers do not owe defense costs to Greyhound as an additional insured arising out of a 2006 bus accident that killed five people
Chinese Drywall - Represent an insurer on a national basis with respect to first- and third-party insurance coverage and claim defense issues relating to alleged damage caused by the presence of defective drywall
In re September 11 Property Damage and Business Loss Litigation, United States District Court, Southern District of New York - $2 billion subrogation action from 9/11 terrorist attack
Maison Orleans I, LLC, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co - Large dollar insurance coverage action arising from Hurricane Katrina-related property damage at retirement homes in Louisiana
Port Authority & WTC Properties v. Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co. et al. - Declaratory judgment action on insurance coverage issues arising out of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center
Kleenit, Inc. v. Royal Insurance Co., et al. - Insurance coverage action relating to environmental contamination at dry cleaning facilities
Articles & Presentations
"Tackling Pollution Exclusions To Chinese Drywall Claims," Insurance Law360, November 9, 2011, author
Subrogation Arising From The 9/11 Terrorist Attack: Million Dollar Lessons From A Billion Dollar Case, 8th Annual National Property Subrogation Strategies ExecuSummit, April 19-20, 2011, co-presenter
"Panel Debates Contractual, Practical and Legal Considerations of Consolidation," MReBA Cover Notes, Winter 2010 issue, author
"Avoiding the MDL for Insurance Coverage Disputes," Insurance Law360, July 6, 2010, co-author
"Case Note: State of Connecticut v. Amer. Electric Power Co., 582 F.3d 309 (2d Cir. 2009) Green Light for Global Warming Suits Against Power Plants Could Have a Big Impact," MReBA Cover Notes, Summer 2010 issue, author
"Panel Debates Problems with Reinsurance Arbitrations," MeRBA Cover Notes, Winter 2009 issue, co-author
Professional Affiliations
- Boston Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association
- Town of Franklin Zoning Board of Appeals, Associate Member
