James F. Layman

James Layman is Of Counsel in the Firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance Services Group.

Mr. Layman focuses his practice in the areas of insurance and reinsurance coverage litigation. James has litigated matters and counseled insurers in a wide variety of insurance coverage claims including commercial general liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, professional liability, umbrella/excess coverage liability, additional insured liability, and environmental long-tail liability.

Some of his most significant experiences include trial preparation on multi-million-dollar property damage and environmental claims, as well as arbitration in coverage lawsuits involving major underlying class actions. James has litigated cases in New Jersey and New York. He enjoys the intellectually challenging aspects of insurance coverage and the dynamic environment of litigation.

News

• March 25, 2024 2024 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
  March 25, 2024

  Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP is pleased to share that 11 of the Firm’s attorneys have been selected to the…

• June 1, 2023 CMG Client Prevails in Mold Coverage Trial
  June 1, 2023

  After years of litigation and a week-long bench trial in Essex County Superior Court, Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP (“CMG”)…

• May 11, 2023 Coughlin Midlige & Garland Attorneys Selected for Super Lawyers / Rising Stars Lists
  May 11, 2023

  Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP is pleased to share that twelve of the Firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list in their respective practice areas.…

• October 3, 2019 Third Circuit Reopens Window for Potential Coverage of Product Defect Claims Based Upon Definition of an “Occurrence”
  October 3, 2019

  On September 13, 2019, the U.S. Third Circuit (“Third Circuit”) partially overturned a decision from the U.S. District Court (“District…

• October 18, 2018 New Jersey District Court Denies Coverage Based on Prior Known Acts Exclusion
  October 18, 2018

  The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently held that an insurer had no duty to…

• October 31, 2017 New Jersey Appellate Division Modifies Manifestation Analysis
  October 31, 2017

  On October 12, 2017, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Air Master & Cooling, Inc. v. Selective Ins. Co., et…