Anthony J. Morrone

Chair, Subrogation & Recovery, Midwest Region

Office Chicago

Phone (312) 382-3163 Fax (312) 382-8910

Email amorrone@cozen.com

Overview

Experience

Publications

Events

Anthony J. Morrone is the chair of the Midwest Region of the firm's Subrogation & Recovery Department. He is also a co-chair of the firm's Corrugated Stainless Steel Task Force, which focuses on fires caused by the failure of gas piping systems. Tony has successfully tried or arbitrated more than two dozen cases and has mediated many others. A member of the Federal Trial Bar, International Association of Arson Investigators and a frequent lecturer, Tony has handled the investigation and litigation of hundreds of fires, collapses, water losses and other casualty-related matters during his years as an attorney.

Tony is a 1996 graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in economics. He received his law degree in 1999 from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.

In his spare time, Tony enjoys spending time with his wife and their three children.

Secured a $1.4 million jury verdict in a case in which a Florida home burned to the ground, due to defective corrugated stainless steel gas tubing, after the gas pipe became energized by lightning. The award represents 100 percent of the replacement costs for the home, its contents and the automobiles in the garage, and was achieved despite the fact that the most significant evidence needed to prove causation was destroyed by the fire itself. Using fire dynamics or other scientific principles, we defeated numerous motions in limine and a Daubert challenge to our metallurgical expert, and convinced the jury that the product was defective and unreasonably dangerous. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the verdict on appeal.

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Michigan Dam Collapses [Alert]

May 26, 2020

Anthony Morrone, Philip Carroll, Jeff Greenspan and Matt Policastro discuss the dam collapse on the Tittabawassee River in Edenville, Michigan that resulted in floodwaters devastating the cities of Edenville and Midland.

CSST Industry Takes Two Punches to the Chin [Subrogation & Recovery Alert]

June 03, 2016

Mark Utke and Anthony Morrone discuss a recently imposed a city-wide ban on the installation of first-generation CSST products in new homes and commercial construction as well as a victory against a CSST manufacturer in federal court in Florida.

Scene Investigations and OSHA – Better Safe Than Sorry [Subrogation & Recovery Alert]

June 03, 2015

Fire and scene investigators can be exposed to hazards as they comb through a scene and debris following a fire. OSHA has recognized the unusual nature of this activity and does focus on training as a key element of complying with its regulations.

Enforcing Confidential Mediation Settlements [Subrogation & Recovery Alert]

October 17, 2013

It’s the morning of your big mediation and you are fully prepared to resolve your case without sacrificing key positions. You and your attorney have set your expectations as to what will happen, who will speak, what the mediator should do, and what your attorney will say on your behalf. The mediation begins with a mediator’s own opening statement about the mediation process and all parties are asked to sign a confidentiality agreement. As the facts and dispute loom large in your mind, you half pay attention to the mediator’s words and you sign the confidentiality statement agreement without a second thought. The confidentiality provision makes anything said at the mediation confidential and privileged and, thus, cannot be shared with anyone outside of the mediation for any purpose.

Investigating the Microstructure of CSST After Exposure to Electrical Arcing and Corrosion

July 01, 2011

Investigating the microstructure of CSST after exposure to electrical arcing and corrosion - FIRE & ARSON INVESTIGATOR - As CSST grew in
popularity, correlation appeared between lightning strikes and fires in
structures with installed CSST. The phenomenon comes from perforations
in the CSST caused by its thin wall construction combined with
the overabundance of energy as lightning dissipates through the CSST
to ground.

IAs and Conflicts of Interest: Stop Them Before They Start [Claims Magazine]

May 01, 2011

IAs and Conflicts of Interest: Stop Them Before They Start - Claims Magazine - A phone call brings a new assignment: a large fire destroyed several local businesses in a strip mall. While initial reports suggested the fire was still under investigation, witnesses noted that they first saw fire from the grocery store, the anchor tenant, and it spread to the neighboring book store and salon. While the fire department contained the blaze to those three stores, the remaining businesses sustained

CSST: The Flexible or Flammable Alternative for Gas Piping [Subrogation and Recovery Alert!]

June 01, 2009

CSST: The Flexible or Flammable Alternative for Gas Piping - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Lightning. For generations, it has inspired and impressed. For the present generation of owners of newer homes, as spring and summer storms loom, lightning means only one thing: Fear. In our September 2006 Alert, we informed you of an
emerging trend that we had identified involving gas-fueled fires caused by gas lines failing when they become energized during a direct or nearby lightning strike. The gas lines at risk are known as corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST)

Lightning-Induced CSST Fires: Protecting Your Subrogation Rights [Subrogation and Recovery Alert!]

May 11, 2009

Lightning-Induced CSST Fires: Protecting Your Subrogation Rights - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Since the introduction of CSST, there has been an
increase in fire damage caused by lightning strikes. Direct and indirect lightning strikes can energize CSST, inducing current that attempts to use the metal conduit to reach ground.The corrugated design and the thin walls cannot withstand the energy produced, causing a
hole to be melted in the CSST.That hole results in the release of pressurized natural gas or propane into the structure

2006 MIDWEST SUBROGATION SEMINAR [Midwest Subrogation Seminar - Program Book]

May 04, 2006

2006 MIDWEST SUBROGATION SEMINAR - Midwest Subrogation Seminar - Program Book - 100 pgs. This collection of presentations discusses a number of recovery issues, including recovery against municipalities and government agencies, electronic discovery, liability coverage, and workers’ compensation recovery. It also covers subrogation in Canada and UK.

Expert Witness Courtroom Testimony		04/06/2025
Testifying in Court: Perspectives from the Trenches		03/23/2025
Courtroom Testimony Considerations		03/20/2025
Live Burn and Education Seminar		06/18/2024
Lightning-Induced CSST Fire Claims & Litigation		04/10/2024
2024 Utah IAAI Chapter Conference		02/26/2024
Analysis of Fire Claims in an Evolving Solar Power Industry		09/13/2023
NASP 2022 Annual Conference		11/06/2022
Advanced Origin & Cause Investigations: Legal Aspects of Cases		08/03/2022
Vetting the Expert		03/10/2022
Solar Powered Subrogation: Powering Tomorrow's Subrogation Opportunities		11/04/2021
“STAY AT HOME” SUBROGATION VIRTUAL SEMINAR		06/16/2020
Webinar: Utilizing the Consumer Product Safety Commission to Help Pursue Subrogation Claims		05/17/2018
Webinar: The Role of Limit Switches in Evaluating Product Failures		05/31/2017
2016 CLM Midwest Conference		06/23/2016
Webinar: Investigating Fires in an OSHA World		11/18/2015
2015 Denver Subrogation Seminar		09/03/2015
Anthony Morrone Presents at the 2015 GKCCA Luncheon		08/18/2015
2015 Omaha Subrogation Seminar		06/17/2015
2015 IL-IAAI Southern Zone Conference		04/15/2015
Expert Challenges and the Revised NFPA 1033		12/03/2014
2014 Fall Fire Symposium		09/12/2014
2014 Wisconsin Learn and Burn		05/06/2014
2013 Philadelphia Subrogation and Insurance Litigation Seminar		06/05/2013
2007 NASP Conference - Subrogation And All That Jazz!		11/04/2007

Bar Admissions

Illinois

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court -- Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court -- Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court -- Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court -- Southern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court -- Central District of Indiana
U.S. District Court -- Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court -- Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court -- Western District of Wisconsin

Education

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S., 1996

Affiliations

Chicago Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association