Chadbourne & Parke May Represent Fireman's Fund, Judge Rules

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A federal magistrate judge has refused to reconsider his decision to allow Chadbourne & Parke to represent Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. in a dispute with Utica Mutual Insurance Co. over reinsurance coverage for an underlying asbestos settlement. Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., No. 09-0853 (N.D. N.Y.).

On March 28, Magistrate Judge George H. Lowe of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that the firm sufficiently shielded one of its attorneys, who represented Utica in a different case while working for previous employers, from working on or discussing …