New York, NY (May 19, 2006) -  The State of California's jury victory against CNA and other insurance providers in a suit seeking coverage for cleanup of the Stringfellow Acid Pits, a toxic waste site, was recognized as one of the 60 Top Verdicts in the United States of 2005 by The National Law Journal and its affiliate, VerdictSearch.

.To view the full details of the case, please click here In State of California v. Underwriters at Lloyd's of London et al., No 239784/RIC-3181555, the jury rejected all coverage defenses raised by the insurance companies including "willful acts" concealment and lost policy defenses. The jury found that CNA, Wausau, Yosemite, Horace Mann (ACE) and Stonebridge each breached their insurance contracts with the State.Robert M. Horkovich of Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. was co-lead in the plaintiff's case with Darryl L. Doke, Office of the Attorney General, State of California. Robert Chung and Cort Malone of Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. were also members of the plaintiff's team along with Roger W. Simpson of Cotkin, Collins & Ginsburg in Los Angeles and Daniel Schultz of Tuscon.Stringfellow was ranked No. 57 in the Top 100 Verdicts compiled by VerdictSearch, an ALM company, and published in the February 20, 2006 issue of The National Law Journal, also owned by ALM.  This was the top insurance recovery verdict of 2005 as none of the larger verdicts dealt with insurance recovery.  For additional information, please contact:Robert M. Horkovichrhorkovich@andersonkill.com(212) 278-1322