Scott E. Andres, born Indianapolis, IN, September 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory Education, Indiana University (B.A., 2001); legal education, Indiana University, Indianapolis (J.D., 2004). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Insurance Defense; General Litigation.
Representative Cases
- Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Smith, 2010 WL 5124740 (S.D.Ind. 2010) obtained summary judgment in declaratory judgment action
- Bernstein v. Bankert, 2010 WL 3893121 (S.D.Ind. 2010) obtained summary judgment for client in an environmental case involving application of the federal CERCLA statute
- Cotton v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 937 N.E.2d 414 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) obtained summary judgment in matter pertaining to a garage insurance policy
- Divan v. PSI Energy, Inc. and Cinergy Corp. (Hendricks Co. Sup. 2009) obtained summary judgment for client in defending a retaliatory discharge claim
- Sweeney v. Peppy Grille (Marion Co. Sup. 2008) achieved defense verdict in jury trial involving a slip and fall allegation at restaurant
- Nigh v. R.L. Turner Corp. (Shelby Co. Sup. 2008) achieved defense verdict in jury trial for a general contractor in case involving mold allegations
- Property-Owners Ins. Co. v. Smoroske (Marion Co. Sup. 2005) obtained summary judgment in declaratory judgment action pertaining to a CGL policy in a construction setting