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Practice Areas
- Appellate Advocacy
- Complex Litigation
- Construction
- Director & Officer
- Insurance Coverage
- Reinsurance
Education
- Boston University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1989
- University of Michigan, B.A. History, 1985
Bar and Court Admissions
- State Court: Massachusetts
- U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: First, Second and Third Circuits
- U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts, Western District of Michigan
Karl S. Vasiloff
Karl handles complex litigation matters in numerous state and federal courts in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, including Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as cases in Ohio, Florida, Michigan and Texas. Karl has particular expertise in the area of complex insurance coverage litigation and has represented numerous property and casualty insurers in connection with claims made by large corporate policyholders, including a number of Fortune 500 companies, arising out of environmental and asbestos liabilities. Karl also has significant experience in handling major first party property disputes arising out of catastrophic losses and involving complex questions of coverage and loss measurement, including the quantification of business interruption losses. In addition, Karl has handled a number of matters concerning extra-contractual exposures premised on allegations of bad faith and violations of unfair consumer practices statutes. Karl also has experience in the areas of product liability defense and subrogation.
Representative Matters
Taunus Corporation v. Allianz Insurance Company (Insurance coverage action and related appraisal involving claims in excess of $1 billion stemming from property damage on 9/11 and resulting time element losses)
Allianz Insurance Company v. World Trade Center Properties LLC
(Insurance coverage action and related appraisal involving destruction of World Trade Center complex on 9/11 and claims in excess of $7 billion for property damage and time element losses)
Insurance Coverage (Hurricane Katrina insurance coverage litigation on behalf of a major insurance company)
Lumbermens Mutual Cas. Co. v. Belleville Industries, Inc. (environmental coverage action)
Stanley Works v. New England Security, Inc. (subrogation)
Dryden Oil Co. of New England, Inc. v. Travelers Indem. Co. (environmental coverage action)
Gould, Inc. v. Arkwright Mut. Ins. Co. (environmental coverage action)
State Mutual Life Assurance Co. v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co.(environmental coverage action)
Articles & Presentations
"Rejecting Attempts to Frustrate the Arbitration Process: Indemnification of Arbitrators," MReBA Cover Notes (Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association's newsletter), Spring 2009 issue, co-author
"Appraising Large Complex Losses," 2009 PLRB/LIRB Claims Conference, March 22-25, 2009, presenter
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Massachusetts Reinsurance Bar Association, founding member
Noteworthy
Karl has been named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer from 2004-2009 (each year since inception).