They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40 - Xakema Henderson of Akerman

Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.

One substantial win came when I was a part of a team representing a global insurance company in a complex environmental insurance coverage dispute involving the disposal of contaminated railroad crossties in 2019.

After a formerly insured company filed for bankruptcy, two railroad companies sought reimbursement under the company’s policy because they had been left to bear the cost of remediating the company’s contaminated property. The railroads sought more than $1.5 million in remediation costs and alleged bad faith.

The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment, but the trial ...