Andria Coletta
Andria Coletta is a seasoned insurance coverage attorney with a wealth of experience spanning over 26 years. Andria focuses her practice on advising clients on novel coverage issues across various lines of insurance, providing guidance on best claims handling practices and defending against bad faith allegations. Her adept navigation of complex legal landscapes drives her success in representing insurers in significant insurance coverage disputes arising from multidistrict litigation (MDL), class actions, civil litigation and governmental investigations nationwide. Throughout the earlier decades of her career, Andria consistently achieved success for her insurance clients in high-stakes commercial litigation and insurance coverage disputes, across both state and federal jurisdictions and at arbitration.
Andria collaborates closely with claims and underwriting professionals to draft manuscript insurance policy language and tailor insurance policy provisions to meet specific client needs. She frequently lectures and authors on insurance coverage and bad faith legal developments. Andria’s pragmatic and strategic solutions to legal and business challenges have established her as a trusted advocate and legal advisor in the insurance industry.
Beyond insurance matters, Andria also represents corporate clients in negotiating and drafting a broad range of commercial contracts to achieve objectives, minimize liability exposure and favorably shift risk. Her practice also involves counseling businesses on contract issues, managing contract execution and enforcing contract rights against third parties.
Andria is the resident partner in the firm’s Boston office, bringing her extensive experience and expertise to serve insurance clients in the region.
Representative Matters
Representative matters on which Andria has defended insurers include insurance claims arising from:
- Nationwide series of invasion of privacy lawsuits and governmental investigations against national pharmacy chain alleging failure to adequately protect client protected health information
- Invasion of privacy class action claims against manufacturer of baby monitors
- Disputes, class actions and SEC investigation against real estate development conglomerates arising from alleged fraudulent schemes
- Professional liability claims against real estate developers involving allegations of negligence, breach of contract and wrongful conduct
- Professional liability claims against real estate property management companies alleging discriminatory practices and violation of privacy laws
- Litigation against General Contractors and Construction Managers arising from construction accidents involving property damage and bodily injury
- Litigation arising from catastrophic accident at PGA golf championship tournament
- MDL litigation alleging RICO conspiracy against managed care health insurers
- Litigation arising from fraudulent scheme involving a fast-food chain’s national contest
- Consumer class action lawsuits arising from internet subscription service provider practices
- Media copyright disputes and infringement claims
- Bad faith insurance practices claims
- Lawyers professional liability claims
- Sexual assault claims
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
Union College, B.A., English, Cum Laude
Licenses
Massachusetts
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Professional and Volunteer Organizations
Andria has frequently presented and published on insurance coverage and bad faith avoidance issues. She serves as a Presiding Judge for the American Mock Trial Association Regional Tournament at Brown University and Bryant University.