Michael P. Canning is an experienced insurance defence litigation partner at Beard Winter LLP. His expertise ranges from bodily injury, products liability, and construction deficiency, to property and fire losses, and professional liability over his practice life of more than 30 years.
Over the past two decades, in particular, Michael has focused increasing amounts of his practice in the areas of life and health claims with an emphasis on long-term and short-term disability policies, as well as critical illness, life, health and travel insurance. This includes all types of individual, group, and administrative services only (ASO) claims for an ever-widening spectrum of insurers. He currently heads up the Life and Health team at the firm.
Michael has also embarked, in the last several years, utilizing his litigation and settlement experience in the area of mediation. He acts in the capacity of mediator for dispute resolution in all of the areas of practice that are outlined above, with increasing emphasis on the resolution of life and health claims.
Michael P. Canning is an experienced insurance defence litigation partner at Beard Winter LLP. His expertise ranges from bodily injury, products liability, and construction deficiency, to property and fire losses, and professional liability over his practice life of more than 30 years.
Over the past two decades, in particular, Michael has focused increasing amounts of his practice in the areas of life and health claims with an emphasis on long-term and short-term disability policies, as well as critical illness, life, health and travel insurance. This includes all types of individual, group, and administrative services only (ASO) claims for an ever-widening spectrum of insurers. He currently heads up the Life and Health team at the firm.
Michael has also embarked, in the last several years, utilizing his litigation and settlement experience in the area of mediation. He acts in the capacity of mediator for dispute resolution in all of the areas of practice that are outlined above, with increasing emphasis on the resolution of life and health claims.
Michael P. Canning is an experienced insurance defence litigation partner at Beard Winter LLP. His expertise ranges from bodily injury, products liability, and construction deficiency, to property and fire losses, and professional liability over his practice life of more than 30 years.
Over the past two decades, in particular, Michael has focused increasing amounts of his practice in the areas of life and health claims with an emphasis on long-term and short-term disability policies, as well as critical illness, life, health and travel insurance. This includes all types of individual, group, and administrative services only (ASO) claims for an ever-widening spectrum of insurers. He currently heads up the Life and Health team at the firm.
Michael has also embarked, in the last several years, utilizing his litigation and settlement experience in the area of mediation. He acts in the capacity of mediator for dispute resolution in all of the areas of practice that are outlined above, with increasing emphasis on the resolution of life and health claims.
Defending against Individual Disability Claims ranging in benefit values being sought from $3,000.00 per month to $15,000.00 per month. Defending all manner of Group Disability Claims for a myriad of alleged disabilities.
A national recall of yogurt for which Insured provided the fruit compote, which was alleged to have contained glass particles.
High Rise Hotel in a border city, in which effluent under pressure escaped flawed pipes and migrated downward some thirty-four floors. Defending Construction Manager against allegations of failure to supervise and inspect work of sub-contractors.
Defending a Developer of an apartment building constructed in 1960’s and converted to Condominiums in 1990’s, against allegations that construction/design deficiencies of 1960’s were concealed during conversion process, resulting in significant damages to the building, and individual unit holders.