John P. Startin

Partner*

John Startin is expert at dealing with cross border disputes and conflicts of law issues. He primarily handles major property and energy losses and subrogation. Sample assignments:

•  Advising EAR insurers of methanol plant on subrogation claim for damage caused by design errors in reformer vessel.

•  Advised international reinsurers on coverage and settlement of USD multi-million loss at a steel plant in South America.

•  Acted for international property insurers in ICC arbitration of subrogated claims against manufacturer of defective machinery at a major UK manufacturing plant.

•  Advised London market reinsurers on coverage for USD multi-million claim arising out of salt water contamination of steam turbine in power station in Far East.

•  Advised US and UK insurers on coverage for a USD multi-million claim for damage in a landslide at limestone quarry in USA.

•  Represented North American and London insurance markets over seven policy periods in underwriting and coverage dispute with the insured arising from the alleged subsidence of a major warehouse facility in the North of England.

•  Acted for EAR insurers in a multi-jurisdictional dispute with their insured in relation to an advanced loss of profits claim arising from the delayed start up of a methanol plant in the Caribbean.

*Partner of Clausen Miller LLP

Education

  • B.A. Oxford

Bar Admissions

  • 1977 England

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