Practice Areas
Advertising Injury
Advice and Consultation
Animal Liability
Appellate Practice
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Civil Liability
Civil Rights Law and Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Constitutional Law
Construction Liability
Contract Law
Corporate Law
Defamation Litigation
Defense Litigation
Directors and Officers Liability
Discrimination Claims
Environmental Defense Litigation
Errors and Omissions
Estates and Trusts
General Civil and Trial Practice
General Tort Liability
General Trial and Appellate Practice
Housing Discrimination
Insurance Coverage Law and Litigation
Insurance Defense Trial and Litigation
Insurance Risk Management
Intellectual Property Law
Labor Relations
Mass Tort and Litigation
Medical/Professional Malpractice
Occupational Illness
Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Products Liability
Professional Sports and Entertainment Law
Real Estate Settlements
Security Defense Liability
Self-Insurance
Toxic Chemical Litigation
Toxic Fume and Contamination Claims and Defense
Toxic Tort Litigation
Workers' Compensation Defense Litigation
Wrongful Death
Firm Profile
SAUNDERS & SCHMIELER, P.C. has been principally engaged as defense
counsel for the insurance industry for over fifty
(50) years. The firm is actively involved in
providing general legal representation, trial and
litigation services, inclusive of insurance defense
cases and litigation, general tort liability defense
cases, personal injury defense, medical and
professional malpractice defense, environmental
defense, product liability defense, and premises
liability defense. SAUNDERS & SCHMIELER, P.C.
has extensive experience in a wide range of
intellectual property claims, product liability,
general tort liability defense claims, inclusive of,
but
not limited to, environmental, toxic and
chemical litigation, toxic fume and contamination
claims, as well as occupational illness defense
claims and workers' compensation claims.
Our attorneys constitute a team of experienced insurance defense litigators who have worked in close association with insurance adjusters and insurance personnel on a day-to-day basis for many years in connection with the representation of the interests of a number of major carriers.
SAUNDERS & SCHMIELER, P.C. has received the highest AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubble and is listed in AM Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters.
Representative Cases
Sigmund v. Starwood Urban Retail VI, LLC, 617 F.3d 512 (D.C. Cir. 2010)
Am. Powerlifting Ass'n v. Cotillo, 401 Md. 658, 934 A.2d 27 (2007)
Continental Casualty Co. v. Kemper Ins. Co., et al., 173 Md. App. 542,920 A.2d 66 (2007)
Federal Insurance Company v. The New Coal Company, Inc., 415 F. Supp. 2d 647 (W.D. Va. 2006)
Mourning v. APCOA Standard Parking, Inc., 828 A.2d 165 (D.C. 2003)
Perdue Farms Incorporated v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, P.A. & Federal Insurance Company, 197 F.Supp.2d 370 (D. Md. 2002) -- No Advertising Liability insurance coverage exists for the misappropriation of a trade secret nor for the breach of confidentiality agreements intended to protect the trade secrets.
Information Systems and Network Corporation, et al. v. Federal Insurance Company, 145 Md. App. 457, 805 A.2d 1141 (2002) -- In a precedent case in Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals held that no insurance coverage existed in the subject commercial general liability (CGL) and excess policies for the underlying state and federal quitam False Claims Acts action alleging misrepresentation by the insured contractor to procure government contract.
Manifold v. Wolf Coach, Inc., 231 F.Supp.2d 58 (D.D.C. 2002)
Heritage Harbour, L.L.C. v. John J. Reynolds, Inc., 795 A.2d 806 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2002)
Lords Landing Village Condo. Council of Unit Owners v. Continental Ins. Co., 520 U.S. 893, 117 S.Ct. 1731, 138 L.Ed.2d 91 (1997), on remand to 122 F.3d 1061 (1997(, and on appeal to 191 F.3d 448, 1999 WL 710342 (4th Cir. (Md.))
Special Editions
Special Editions - August 1998 - Product Liability Special Editions - November 1998 - Insurance Coverage DutySpecial Editions - June 2000 Special Editions - April 2002 Special Editions - July 2002
Special Editions - July 2003 Special Editions - April 2006 Special Editions - April 2007 Special Editions - June 2009 Special Editions - August 2010