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James (Jim) M. Davis Partner

  • Seattle

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    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3571

    JimDavis@perkinscoie.com

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  • 06.01.2021
    Illinois Supreme Court Affirms BIPA Lawsuits Are Covered by GL Policies
    Updates
    The deluge of lawsuits brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 ILCS 14 et seq. over the past several years has presented a challenge to companies operating in Illinois.
  • 10.06.2020
    Insurance Considerations: AI and the Internet of Things!
    Podcasts
    In this AI Speaks podcast episode, Partners Jim Davis and Brad Dlatt sit down with special guest expert Ruth Kochenderfer of Marsh USA to talk about the impact that AI and the internet of things is having on the insurance industry, the drafting of insurance policies, and privacy protections.
  • 08.18.2020
    COVID-19 Business Interruption Litigation: Lessons Learned So Far
    Updates
    Since the start of the pandemic, hundreds of businesses of all sizes have been forced to file lawsuits against their property insurers for failing to honor their contractual obligations to provide business interruption, extra expense, civil authority, and other coverage for the substantial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 07.27.2020
    Higher Education COVID-19 Losses: Property and Business Interruption Insurance Policies Should Provide Relief
    Updates
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, institutions of higher education are facing significant revenue challenges and incurring extra expenses for which their insurance programs should provide relief.
  • 07.06.2020
    UK COVID-19 Business Interruption Disputes Process May Offer Guidance to US Policyholders
    Updates
    The insurance industry in the United States continues to thwart legislative solutions for disputed COVID-19-related losses under property/business interruption policies and resists efforts to group lawsuits together into multi-district federal litigation or class actions.
  • 06.01.2020
    Is My Company Going to Survive COVID-19? Perspectives From a Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer (Plus Insurance!)
    Podcasts

    Insurance Considerations Amid COVID-19

    On this episode, we are joined by Perkins Coie Partner David Neff, among the most experienced hotel bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers in the country. We discuss the ways COVID-19 causes financial distress to businesses, the parties involved, and why it may take some time before companies become distressed. We also will address new rules that streamline the bankruptcy process for smaller businesses to help them survive, and insurance coverage issues arising in these distressed situations.

  • 05.11.2020
    Does COVID-19 Cause Property Damage: Let’s Talk to a Doc!
    Podcasts

    Insurance Considerations Amid COVID-19

    In this podcast, Perkins Coie’s Insurance Recovery Partners Jim Davis and Norton Cutler interview special guest Dr. John Richard Corboy, M.D., who provides an overview of the scientific understanding of COVID-19.

  • 05.08.2020
    Reopening During a Pandemic: Understanding COVID-19-Related Labor & Employment Challenges For Businesses and Insurance
    Podcasts

    Insurance Considerations Amid COVID-19

    Perkins Coie’s Insurance Recovery Attorneys Jim Davis and Brad Dlatt interview special guest Perkins Coie Labor Partner Heather Sager, who is counseling companies operating during the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics include how businesses find out if they are allowed to re-open, what employers need to know about having employees return to work, the use of health screenings, privacy issues arising from new procedures, the implication for insurance, and a brief legislative update.
  • 04.20.2020
    Who Are All These People Involved in My Claim? Thoughts From a Claim Preparer
    Podcasts

    Insurance Considerations Amid COVID-19

    Speakers discuss preparing COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims. Topics include what is happening on the ground, the use of the pollution exclusion to deny coverage for losses caused by COVID-19, real world claim preparation and management issues, and an update on pending legislation that may impact available insurance coverage.
  • 04.03.2020
    Making Claims and Renewing Policies from Home?!
    Podcasts

    Insurance Considerations Amid COVID-19

    Speakers discuss the COVID-19 crisis, staying at home, the types of insurance affected by the crisis, early lawsuits, tips for policyholders to preserve claims, the current trends in the insurance marketplace, including renewals that just happened, and legislation in the works that might force insurers to provide business interruption coverage.
  • 03.20.2020
    Responding To COVID-19: Key Insurance Coverage Checklist for Businesses
    Lawyer Publications
    This practical checklist, compiled by Perkins Coie’s Insurance Recovery team, outlines key insurance coverage considerations for businesses responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). View Checklist
  • 02.06.2020
    Coronavirus Coverage: How to Offset Your Business Losses in a Global Health Emergency
    Blogs

    Tech Risk Report

    The start of 2020 has brought uncertainty for tech businesses as individuals in the global health and business communities grapple with trying to understand and contain the deadly new coronavirus.
  • 01.10.2020
    2019 Tech Risk Report Q4 Roundup
    Blogs
    The Perkins Coie Tech Risk Report Quarterly Roundup is a compilation of blog posts published over the previous quarter that provide analysis and interpretation on insurance issues related to cyber coverage, privacy, virtual currency, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, TCPA and consumer protection, among other related topics. 
  • 11.01.2019
    Avoiding CCPA-Related Insurance Gaps
    Articles
    Beginning January 1, 2020, companies doing business in California that meet certain criteria will be subject to a new regulation, as the sweeping California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect.
  • 10.30.2019
    Looking to 2020: Will PFAS Be the Next Wave of Consumer Products and Coverage Litigation?
    Updates
    As businesses gear up for the busy holiday shopping season and prepare product lines for the new year, manufacturers and distributors of consumer products must be ready to manage new risks that are likely to appear in the new year. 
  • 10.10.2019
    Duty to Defend Obligation Affirmed in Suit Against Insurer
    Articles

    Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

    The 1st District Appellate Court recently delivered a resounding victory for corporate and individual insurance policyholders in Illinois, reaffirming that insurers that have a duty to defend claims or suits brought against their insureds will not be rewarded by Illinois courts for refusing to honor that obligation in a timely fashion.
  • 09.19.2019
    How to Prepare Yourself and Your Clients to Respond to Data Breaches
    Articles
    Data breaches are everywhere, and they are expensive. In the first six months of 2019, there were more than 3,800 reported data breaches—a 54% increase from the same period last year—exposing more than 4.1 billion records. The average reported cost of a data breach for an American company is $8.2 million.
  • 07.31.2019
    South Carolina Attorney-Client Privilege Ruling Is a Gift to Insurers
    Updates

    The South Carolina Supreme Court delivered a gift to insurers facing bad faith claims in that state. The court determined that, where a policyholder brings a bad faith claim against its insurer and the insurer answers the claim by denying liability, the policyholder’s right to obtain discovery of the insurer’s attorney-client privileged communications concerning the insurer’s handling of the claim must be determined on a case-by-case basis.

  • 06.24.2019
    SC Attorney-Client Privilege Ruling is a Gift to Insurers
    Articles

    Law360

    As Law360 recently reported, the South Carolina Supreme Court delivered a gift to insurers facing bad faith claims in that state. The court determined that, where a policyholder brings a bad faith claim against its insurer and the insurer answers the claim by denying liability, the policyholder’s right to obtain discovery of the insurer’s attorney-client privileged communications concerning the insurer’s handling of the claim must be determined on a case-by-case basis.
  • 11.04.2021
    COVID-19 and Other Legal Issues
    Speaking Engagements
    Washington Festivals & Events Association (WFEA) Annual Conference / Bellevue, WA
  • 10.28.2021
    What are “Bermuda Policies”?
    Speaking Engagements
    Northwest Insurance Law – The Seminar Group / Virtual
  • 06.10.2020
    COVID-19 Liability and Litigation
    Speaking Engagements
  • 03.13.2020
    Insurance Coverage for Data Breaches
    Speaking Engagements
    RIMS Washington Education Forum
  • 03.07.2020
    Fingerprints, Facial Recognition, Permission? Oh My! Biometric Privacy Coverage Litigation Arriving in Your State Soon…
    Speaking Engagements
    ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation CLE Seminar
  • 12.03.2019
    Insurance Coverage for Data Breaches
    Speaking Engagements
    Lorman Education Services
  • 11.12.2019
    Insurance Coverage for Privacy and Biometric Statutes: CCPA, BIPA and More?!
    Speaking Engagements
  • 07.17.2019
    CCPA Insurance Coverage Issues: Avoiding Gaps in Your Program
    Webinars
    Perkins Coie’s CCPA Week
    This webinar explores the steps policyholders can take now to address coverage issues presented by the CCPA. Topics will include the types of policies that may respond to CCPA claims, how to negotiate favorable terms in your insurance policies and tips on loss management strategies.
  • 02.27.2019
    Insidious and Increasingly Common: Lawyers Struggling with Addiction and Mental Illness - How Can We Help?
    Speaking Engagements

    ABA ICLC CLE Seminar | Tucson, AZ

    Jim Davis spoke on a panel regarding the challenges of addressing addiction and mental illness in the legal profession with particular emphasis on recent studies and professional liability issues.

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  • Illinois
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  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., highest honors, Order of the Coif, 1995
  • University of Washington, B.A., History, 1991