Christopher F. Stoll joined the firm in 1995 and is a member of the firm's Insurance Recovery and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Groups.

Experience

Mr. Stoll’s practice includes representation of business entities in complex disputes involving insurance coverage, intellectual property and alleged unfair business practices. Mr. Stoll advises and represents public and private companies in insurance coverage disputes arising out of consumer class actions, infringement of intellectual property, and other commercial litigation, as well as first party property and business interruption losses. He also represents technology companies in patent disputes and intellectual property matters.

Representative Engagements

• Represents TransUnion, a major credit reporting agency, against Lloyd's of London in litigation seeking insurance coverage for nationwide consumer class action disputes relating to alleged privacy violations. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. TransUnion LLC.
• Represents Symantec Corporation in suit seeking insurance coverage for trademark and copyright infringement actions brought by Symantec relating to alleged piracy of Symantec's commercial software products. Acuity v. Symantec Corporation et al.
• Represents PMI Mortgage Insurance Company in litigation seeking errors and omissions insurance coverage for PMI’s nationwide settlement of class action claims for alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA) and state law. PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. v. American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co. et. al.
• Represented plaintiff Michael Semler in successful unfair business practices litigation against more than 20 major life insurance companies, obtaining a trial victory and permanent injunction against defendant Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. Semler v. First Colony Life Insurance Company et al.
• Represented PG&E in a suit seeking insurance coverage for costs of environmental clean-ups. Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. Lexington Insurance Company et al.
• Represented Symantec Corporation in patent litigation relating to the LiveUpdate feature and Internet hyperlinks contained in certain Symantec CD-ROM software products. Chan v. Symantec Corporation et al.