Frank Winston, Jr.

Partner

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Frank Winston, Jr. is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he is a member of the Litigation Department.  He focuses his practice on complex litigation, with particular experience in insurance coverage litigation and counseling.  Mr. Winston counsels and represents insurance carriers on a wide range of bad faith and coverage matters involving asbestos, bankruptcy, environmental liability, and specialty insurance contracts.  He has successfully represented insurers in state and federal courts in over 25 different states.

Mr. Winston has written and spoken extensively on a wide range of coverage and litigation matters, including asbestos, bad faith, bankruptcy, technology-based litigation, and emerging coverage issues.

Representative Matters

• Acceptance Ins. Co., et al., v. Powe Timber Company, Inc., 403 F. Supp. 2d 552 (S.D. Miss. 2005), affirmed, __F.3d__ (5th Cir. Feb. 21, 2007)
  
• Dutton Lainson v. Continental Ins. Co., et al., 271 Neb. 810 (2006)
• Fidelity and Guaranty Underwriters, Inc. v. Nationwide Tanks, Inc., 2006 WL 462443, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9854 (S.D. Ohio 2006)
• Pope v. Econ. Fire & Cas. Co., 779 N.E.2d 461 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002), leave to appeal denied, 787 N.E.2d 181 (Ill. 2003)
• Carova Corp. v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., No. 00-1684, 2001 WL 285141 (4th Cir. 2001)
• Murphy Oil USA, Inc. v. Unigard Sec. Ins. Co., 61 S.W.3d 807 (Ark. 2001)
• Longaberger Co. v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 201 F.3d 441 (6th Cir. 1999)  
• Coal Heat v. USF&G, 2000 WL 1689713 ( E.D. Pa. 2000)  
• BG&E v. Lloyds of London, et al., 351 Md. 662 (1998)
• Am. States Ins. Co. v. Nethery, 79 F.3d 473 (5th Cir. 1996)  
• Kruger Commodities, Inc. v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 923 F. Supp. 1474 ( M.D. Ala. 1996)
• United States Fid. & Guar. Co. v. B&B Oil Well Serv. Inc., 910 F. Supp. 1172 (S.D. Miss. 1995)

Noteworthy

•  Euromoney Expert Guide (2007)
• Steptoe Wins Appellate Victory in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Insurance Attorneys Set Precedent With Nebraska Supreme Court Victory
• Summary Judgment Victory for Insurance Client

Select News & Events

• Steptoe Wins Appellate Victory in Insurance Coverage/Toxic Tort Case
• Insurance Attorneys Obtain Precedent-Setting Victory in Nebraska
• Insurance Client Victory
• International Insurance Expands
• "Bad Faith and Claims Handling Issues," Insurance Law 2007: Understanding the ABCs Practising Law Institute, July 2007
• "The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003," DRI Online, October 2003
• "Issues Facing Insurers in the Asbestos Bankruptcy Context," Mealey's National & International Asbestos Litigation Conference, September 2003
• "Emerging Internet Claims: Is it Déjá Vu All Over Again, or Is It Uncharted Territory?" ABA Section of Litigation Annual Meeting, May 2001
• "Ethical Dilemmas in the Tripartite Relationship," American Law Institute/American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Conference, January 2000
• "Defending the Y2K Lawsuit," Self-Insurance Institute of America Annual Conference, October 1999

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Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Section on Litigation, Insurance Coverage Law and Tort and Insurance Law
• Defense Research Institute, Insurance Law Committee