Jody Stasney focuses her practice on the direct representation of insurance carriers in matters of coverage and bad faith. She advises insurers on a local, state and national level, regularly rendering coverage opinions and litigating coverage issues and bad faith.

Jody has significant experience in all lines of commercial insurance, including general liability, excess/umbrella liability, property, auto and professional liability. Jody has also handled a number of coverage issues arising under the liability portions of the homeowner's policy.  She also devotes a significant part of her practice to acting as monitoring/coverage counsel for excess insurers, advising them on the potential liability and exposure under their policies. Related to this aspect of her practice, Jody frequently advises insurers in matters involving the Stowers doctrine.  She has significant experience related to the coverage issues arising under risk-shifting schemes, such as indemnity agreements and additional insured requirements.

Jody serves as the co-editor of the Insurance Coverage and Litigation Section E-Mail Blast Case Updates.

• Coverage and litigation counsel in various types of commercial property claims, such as hail and wind damage, and theft of copper wiring, resulting in favorable settlements.
• Coverage and litigation counsel in various types of professional liability claims, resulting in favorable settlements.
• Coverage, litigation and appellate counsel involving enforceability of an indemnity agreement.
• Excess monitoring counsel in multiple lawsuits involving construction defect, construction accident, product liability, and auto liability, obtaining favorable settlements.
• Coverage and litigation counsel in Hurricane Katrina, Dolly and Ike claims.
• Coverage and monitoring counsel in nationwide pharmaceutical litigation, resulting in favorable settlement for an insurer under an international policy program.
• Drafted policy endorsements.
• Obtained summary judgment for insurer involving voluntary payment and notice conditions.
• Obtained agreed dismissal from insured in coverage case involving policy exclusion after filing a motion for summary judgment.

• "A Stowers Update", Thompson Coe's 10th Annual Seminar on Texas Insurance Law Developments
• Texas Update 2011: Coverage and Tort Law for RSUI Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
• Texas Update 2010: Coverage and Tort Law for RSUI Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
• Texas Update 2009: Coverage and Tort Law for RSUI Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
• "Shifting Risk in Compex Claims Through Contractual Indemnity and Additional Insured Coverage" for PLRB/LIRB Large Loss Conference November 15-17, 2010 (New Orleans, LA)
• "Eight-Corners and Use of Extrinsic Evidence" for Thompson Coe's 9th Seminar on Texas Insurance Law Developments, May 6, 2010
• “Are Eight Corners Enough? The Use of Extrinsic Evidence in Determining An Insurer’s Duty to Defend” for PLRB Regional Claims Conferences 2009 (Providence RI, Chicago IL, Austin TX)
• Don’s Bldg. Supply, Inc. v. OneBeacon Ins. Co., 267 S.W.3d 20 (Tex. 2008): The Implications of the “Actual Injury”Trigger in Texas and Texas Update 2009: Coverage and Tort Law for RSUI Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
• “Doing It Right the First Time: Reserving Rights and Denying Coverage” for
  PLRB Regional Claims Conferences 2008 (Tampa, FL, Des Moines, IA, Sacramento, CA)
• “Doing It Right the First Time: Reserving Rights and Denying Coverage for Thompson, Coe 8th Annual Seminar on Texas Insurance Law Developments, 2008
• Texas Update 2008: Coverage and Tort Law for RSUI Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
• Texas Update 2007: Coverage and Tort Law for RSUI Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia
• Texas Update 2007: Coverage and Tort Law for RLI/Mt. Hawley Insurance Company, Peoria, Illinois
• Texas Update 2007: Coverage and Tort Law for Republic Group, Dallas, Texas