Biography

Lisa Henderson's practice is focused on insurance coverage, including the preparation of coverage opinions and position letters, as well as coverage and bad faith litigation. Ms. Henderson has extensive experience representing and advising insurance carriers regarding casualty and property coverage, with a particular emphasis on coverage provided to media and entertainment entities. Ms. Henderson also has experience in defending personal injury and commercial litigation cases.

Litigation Matters

Ms. Henderson's litigation experience includes:

• Received defense verdict on behalf of client in an insurance coverage case in which the insured sought reformation of the policy as well as damages and punitive damages for alleged misrepresentations and fraud in the underwriting of the policy.
• Received defense verdict on behalf of insurance carrier client in an arson case. 
• First-chaired five jury trials in which the clients received a defense verdict.
• Arbitrated over forty commercial and personal injury cases.
• Successfully mediated coverage, bad faith, commercial and personal injury cases.
• Written and argued numerous summary judgment and discovery motions.

Memberships & Honors

She is a member of the Dallas Bar Association.

Articles/Papers

• "Emerging Issues Not Yet At The Supreme Court", coauthored for presentation at the Advanced Insurance Law Course, sponsored by TexasBarCLE and the Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, April 2-3, 2009
• "Excess Verdicts: What To Do With The Runaway Train," presented with Laura Goodman at the PLRB Regional Adjusters Conference, October 2008
• "Survey of Recent Case Law on Liability Insurance Coverage Issues," PLRB/FDCC Critical Issues Seminar, October 2006
• "First Party Property Coverage and the Impact of Potential Bad Faith Liability on Claims Handling," Bermuda Insurance Institute, July 2006
• "CGL, EIL and MTBE: Show Me the Money," July 2004
• "The Cooperation Clause: What Conduct Warrants a Denial of Coverage," Zurich Seminar, May 2003

Books 

• "Directors & Officers Liability Insurance Deskbook," 2007 

Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update 

• "Carrier Did Not Waive Rights to Appraisal in Hurricane Ike Case," November 2011
• "Texas Appellate Court Enforces Jurisdictional Bar in Workers Compensation Bad Faith Case," July 2009
• "Policy Providing Coverage for ‘Subsidiary Corporation’ Does Not Cover Subsidiary LLCs," February 2009
• "Texas Supreme Court Rules That Actual Injury Is The Trigger For Property Damage," August 2008
• "Court Reaffirms Claimants Must Exhaust Administrative Remedies To Pursue Bad Faith," August 2007 
• "Excuse of Late Notice Under a Claims-Made Policy?" April 2007 
• "Texas Supreme Court Rules on Prejudgment Interest and Attorney’s Fees in UIM Cases," January 2007 
• "Additional Insureds Must Be Named in Underlying Petition to Get Policy Coverage," November 2006 
• "Texas Supreme Court Finds Mold Claim Not Covered Under Ensuing Loss Provision," September 2006
• "Dispute Regarding Extent of Loss Subject to Appraisal," August 2006 
• "Coverage Excluded for Additional Insured’s Sole Negligence," June 2006