Biography

Mr. Eide focuses his practice on complex litigation matters including commercial contract and coverage disputes for property, casualty and environmental insurers. Before joining the firm, he served as a senior environmental claims analyst for a major international insurer as well as an environmental health and safety regulatory affairs specialist in the paper and chemical industries.

Publications and Presentations

• "New York Appellate Division Affirms Zoning Ordinance Banning Fracking," Sedgwick's Insurance Law Blog (May 2013).
• “American Ground Water Trust Massachusetts Shale Gas Forum Shale Gas and Litigation: Who is Suing Whom and for What Reason?” co-presented at the Massachusetts Shale Gas Forum, Amherst, Massachusetts (December 13, 2012).
• “New EPA Rules Regarding Air Pollution from Natural Gas Wells,” Sedgwick’s Hydraulic Fracturing Digest (June 2012)( co-authored with Stevi A. Raab).
• “Shale Gas Development & Hydraulic Fracturing: The Risk & Insurance Issues” co-presented at a private seminar for Iron Starr Excess Agency Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda (April 2012).
• “Carrier Not Vicariously Liable to Insured for Subrogation Attorney's Misrepresentations,” Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (March 2012).
• "California Appeals Court Affirms Insurer's Denial of Trademark Infringement Claim Under the Prior Publication Exclusion," Sedgwick’s Insurance Law Update (December 2009).