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Michael S. Tracy (Mike)  


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mike.tracy@dlapiper.com

401 B Street, Suite 1700
San Diego, California 92101-4297
United States

T: +1 619 699 3620
F: +1 619 764 6620

Mike Tracy concentrates his practice in environmental insurance coverage and bad faith actions, CERCLA Litigation, RCRA, Proposition 65 Litigation, property contamination, and toxic tort.

Mr. Tracy is one of the Pro Bono Coordinators for DLA Piper's San Diego (Downtown) office. He has been named a San Diego Super Lawyer.

Representative Matters

  • Cotney v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (bad faith insurance trial)
  • Represent Highmark Life & Disability in various insurance actions (RICO, ERISA, bad faith) 
  • Jones Chemicals v. Aetna (insurance coverage action)
  • Lehn v. GroupAmerica Insurance (insurance coverage action)
  • Friedman v. Lincoln Life Insurance (bad faith insurance coverage action)
  • Yeganeh v. Wobogo (Business and Professions section 17200 class action; various real estate claims)
  • QUALCOMM, Inc. v. Chubb, Inc. (insurance coverage action)
  • Hunt v. Cytec Industries (toxic tort action)
  • Cunningham v. General Dynamics (toxic tort trial)
  • Custom Craft v. DuPont (commercial/bad faith trial)
  • Port of San Diego v. Lockheed Martin Corporation (breach of contract action)
  • Cardinal Health v. Tyco, et al. (trial of commercial bad faith and warranty claims)
  • McQuarrie v. Combined Insurance Company of America (Business and Professions section 17200 action and bad faith insurance)

Admissions

  • California
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Federal Claims

Civic and Charitable

  • Adjunct Professor, Environmental/Toxic Tort Course, University of California, San Diego Extension Program
  • ABA Vice Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances and Environmental Law Committee of the Torts and Insurance Practice Section (1995 and 1996)
  • State Bar of California, Environmental Section
  • Member of Chamber of Commerce Environmental Committee
  • San Diego County Bar Association, Environmental Law/Land Use and Insurance/Bad Faith Section


EDUCATION

  • J.D., University of San Francisco 1981
  • B.A., University of California at Davis 1976

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EDUCATION

  • J.D., University of San Francisco 1981
  • B.A., University of California at Davis 1976


Languages Spoken

  • Swedish

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