Sina Bahadoran represents corporate and individual clients in a variety of complex commercial litigation, concentrating in commercial insurance coverage, bad faith and intellectual property matters including copyright and trademark infringement. Mr. Bahadoran practices at both the trial and appellate levels, including notable appearances in the Florida Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
He has successfully litigated a number of cases, including:
- HC Waterford Props., LLC v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., 2009 WL 2600431 (S.D. Fla. 2009) (summary judgment; no coverage for damages in apartment complex converted into condominiums under conversion and breach of contract exclusions under developer's policy)
- Sharp Gen. Contractors, Inc. v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., 2009 WL 801607 (summary judgment; no coverage under contractors-conditions endorsement)
- James River Ins. Co. v. Ground Down Eng'g, Inc., 540 F.3d 1270 (11th Cir. 2008) (summary judgment; no coverage under pollution exclusion in engineer's policy)
- Gen. Bldg. Maint., Inc. v. Ko-Am Commercial, Inc., Case No. 99-10284 (13th Judicial Circuit, Florida) ($1.2 million trial judgment in action seeking contractual indemnity)
- Zurich Amn. Ins. Co. v. Frankel et al., 2007 509 F.Supp. 2d 1303 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (no coverage for $1.8 million consent judgment due to breach of cooperation clause)
- Wilson ex rel. Estate of Wilson v. Gen. Tavern Corp., 469 F.Supp.2d 1214 (S.D. Fla. 2006) (no coverage for $1.85 million consent judgment under employer’s CGL policy)
- Travelers Indem. Co. of Ill. v. Royal Oak Enters., 429 F.Supp.2d 1265 (M.D. Fla. 2004), aff’d, 171 Fed.Appx. 831 (11th Cir. 2006) (dismissal of statutory and common law bad faith claims)
Mr. Bahadoran joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in December 2003. Prior to joining the firm, he practiced in the areas of complex commercial litigation and insurance coverage for the policyholder firm of Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin.
In 2001, Mr. Bahadoran served as a judicial intern with the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
He is a member of the American Bar Association.
In June 2009,
Florida Super Lawyers magazine named Mr. Bahadoran to its
Rising Stars list (the top 2.5% of young lawyers in Florida).
Mr. Bahadoran's publications include:
- “Something is Rotten in Denmark (and Florida) – Is there Insurance Coverage for the Chinese Drywall Problem?” co-author, HarrisMartin Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference, June 2009.
- “The Medical Malpractice Policy’s ‘Deems Expedient’ Clause: Cause to Reconsider the Theory of a Static Duty of Good Faith,” Professional Liability Underwriting Society Journal, August 2006.
- "A Red Flag: Controlling Mediator Bias in Cross-Cultural Mediation," Massachusetts Family Law Journal (2000); excerpts published in Jay H. Folbert et al., "Resolving Disputes: Theory and Practice for Lawyers" (Aspen Law and Business, 1st ed., 2005).
- "Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Florida," co-author, N.B.I. 2002.
Mr. Bahadoran’s presentations include:
- “A Legislature Sets the Standards: The Texas Quick Pay Statute – Where Did it Come From? Will it Spread?” Hinshaw’s 2009 Insurance Services Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, October 2009.
- “Evaluating Tenders from Additional Insured and Indemnitees,” Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, live webinar, October 2009.
- “Avoiding the Perils of Claims Handling in Florida,” Farmers Insurance Group and ACE Group of Companies, Alpharetta, Georgia, February 2009.