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Shannon M. O'Malley

Partner
Dallas
901 Main Street
Suite 4000
Dallas TX 75202
TEL: (214) 749-4220
FAX: (214) 760-8994
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Shannon is a partner in the firm’s Dallas office where she represents clients involved in catastrophe litigation. 

Her practice is focused on analyzing complex and novel property insurance coverage issues that require a unique understanding of the intricacies of property insurance, especially in the field of business interruption.  Her work on matters arising from 9/11 and more recently, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, have given Shannon the experience to understand and unravel complex legal arguments that are raised in coverage cases, including cases that are so unique, there is no guiding law directly on point. 

Shannon has also been a key component of a number of large, document-intensive cases, and has developed solutions to readily identify and organize key documents for use by the case's legal teams.

Shannon has also been heavily involved in the intricate issues raised by e-Discovery and has become the firm's e-Discovery resource in developing best practices for the firm and the firm’s clients.

Representative Matters

Park Place Motorcars of Texas, Inc. v. Affiliated FM Insurance Company (First party coverage dispute involving policy reformation and interpretation under Texas law due to a typo in the Policy)

Brelian Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., (First party coverage dispute involving issues of number of occurrences, subsequent negligent repair, application of policy terms to appraisal awards, and post appraisal claims for extra-contractual damages)

All Metals Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., (Insurance coverage dispute over the number of occurrences relating to an interruption of electrical service during the operation of a large rotary furnace)

Northrop Grumman Corporation v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company (Insurance coverage dispute for over $500M arising out of Hurricane Katrina involving the application of an excess policy’s flood exclusion in the wake of storm surge.  This case is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California and in the Ninth Circuit (538 F.3d 1090)) 

Panda Hereford Ethanol, LP, et al. v. GEA Group, AG, et. al. (Insurance coverage litigation involving dispute for coverage for property damage and time element loss due to improperly constructed ethanol tank foundations and subsequent settling damage causing delay in start up)

Provided coverage opinions and advice for a major commercial property insurer in multiple coverage disputes arising out of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.

Articles & Presentations

Litigating the Catastrophic Property Insurance Claim, 2011 ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section’s Property Insurance Law Committee Spring Meeting, April 28-30, 2011, co-chair

An Update and Refresher on Constructing and Proving Damages, 34th Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, October 28-29, 2010, presenter

Caps and Cap Busting: An Update on Exemplary Damages in Texas, 2008 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, Austin, Texas, October 30, 2008, presenter

What is Covered?  Property Insurance Policy Insuring Agreements, ABA-Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, April 22, 2008, speaker

The Texas Insurance Statutes: Bad Faith and Other Issues, 2009 Windstorm Insurance Network Texas Symposium, April 2, 2009, co-presenter

"An Update on Recent Developments in the Law of Damages," 2007 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, University of Texas School of Law, associate author

“Caps, Causation and Collectability: An Update on Recent Developments in the Law of Damages,” 2005 Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, University of Texas School of Law, associate author

Shannon M. O'Malley, Note, At All Costs: Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statutes and the Clergy-Communicant Privilege, 21 Rev. Litig. 701, summer 2002

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