Moheeb Murray

Practice Areas

Business and Commercial

Class Actions

Insurance Litigation

Product Liability

Securities / Finance

Construction Litigation & Counseling

Career

Moheeb Murray represents clients in complex commercial disputes, tort defense cases, insurance coverage matters, and construction litigation. He leads BSP’s insurance coverage and construction litigation practice groups. In commercial litigation matters, his extensive experience includes complex breach of contract and breach of warranty claims, shareholder actions, and cases involving misappropriation of trade secrets and covenants not to compete. In his insurance coverage practice, Moheeb represents leading insurers in life, health, disability, ERISA, long-term care, annuity, P&C, commercial general liability, and auto-insurance no-fault matters.

He advises and represents clients from pre-litigation strategy through final verdict and on appeal. Moheeb has helped clients obtain favorable awards and outcomes at trial and in arbitrations involving claims of breach of contract, breach of warranty, construction, and design-professional malpractice. Moheeb is also a trained civil litigation mediator.

Moheeb received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where he graduated cum laude. At the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, Moheeb concentrated his studies on finance and accounting, and brings his knowledge in those disciplines to his practice.

Professional Memberships

American Arab Chamber of Commerce, Professionals Committee

American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice and Litigation Sections, and Forum on Construction Law

Defense Research Institute, Life, Health and Disability Membership Subcommittee Co-Chair, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law Committees, and Former Editor of Life, Health, and Disability Newsletter

Federal Bar Association – E.D. Michigan Chapter, Complex Commercial Litigation Committee and Sustaining Member

Leadership Oakland Class LOXXVI, Member

Leading Lawyers, Member, 2017-present

Michigan Muslim Bar Association, Former Vice President

Michigan State Bar Foundation, Fellow

National Arab American Bar Association Michigan Chapter, Member

National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms, Insurance PAC Member and Chair (2009-2022)

Oakland County Bar Association, Board of Directors

Oakland County Bar Association, Membership Committee Co-Chair, Business Court and Counsel Committee, former co-chair

Oakland County Bar Foundation, Fellow

Ross School of Business Club of Southeast Michigan, Life Member

State Bar of Michigan, Insurance Law and Litigation Sections, Past Member of Professionalism and Civility Committee

The Trial Network 2023 Program Review Committee, Member

Publications

“Well, That’s Settled…Or Is It?” DRI For the Defense (January 2024)

“Rule Interpleader: A Developing Federal Circuit Split on Diversity?” Oakland County Bar Association LACHES (June 2021)

“COVID-19: A Coming Wave of Life-Insurance Litigation?” DRI, The Voice, Volume 19, Issue 46, co-author (November 2020)

“A Developing Circuit Split on Diversity in Rule Interpleader” DRI Life, Health and Disability News, Volume 31, Issue 2, co-author (July 2020)

“A Brief Survey of Recent Accidental-Death Insurance Cases” DRI Life, Health and Disability News, Volume 30, Issue 4, co-author (December 2019)

“The Importance of Avoiding Equivocal Denials in Claims Processing,” DRI Life, Health, and Disability News, Volume 30, Issue 2, co-author (May 2019)

“Liens Rights for Pre-Construction Services Providers Continue to Expand” ABA Forum on Construction, Division 7 Newsletter, co-author (April 2019)

“As Universal Life Insurance Premiums Increase, So Does Class Action Litigation” DRI For the Defense (August 2018)

“The Rise and Fall of the Reasonable Expectations Doctrine in Michigan” The Journal of Insurance and Indemnity Law (July 2014)

“Can the UCC’s Provision Protecting Check Writers from Fraud Also Protect Them from Ponzi Schemes?” Michigan Bar Journal

“RAA Rage” Michigan Lawyers Weekly

“Evidentiary Issues Facing Insurers Seeking Interpleader” DRI For the Defense (December 2013)

Personal

Moheeb serves on the board of directors of Zaman International, which provides food, clothing, services and vocational for marginalized women in Southeast Michigan. He was also a long-time board member of The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.

Work Highlights

Michigan statewide counsel for leading national do-it-yourself moving and vehicle-rental company for insurance coverage, tort liability, and commercial litigation matters.

Counsel for automotive original equipment manufacturers against suppliers and vendors in supply-chain, warranty, and indemnity disputes.

Lead counsel and also Michigan counsel working with national counsel for several leading life insurance and annuity companies in interpleader cases.

Lead counsel for national insurance company in defense of accidental-death claims.

Trial counsel for national insurance company in claim against exclusive agent for wrongful solicitation of clients and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Trial and appellate counsel for national insurance company in defense of agent claim that agency was terminated based on illegal redlining.

Counsel for leading national homebuilder in class actions and mass actions alleging construction defects.

Co-counsel for a leading automotive manufacturer in obtaining denial of certification of putative nationwide consumer class action alleging claims relating to performance of telematics equipment.

Counsel for real estate developer in obtaining rescission of $17.5 million development contract based on misrepresentations by opposing contracting party.

Lead counsel in complex multimillion-dollar shareholder dispute involving claims of oppression breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation of trade secrets, and injunctive relief.

Lead counsel for major distributor of recreational vehicle equipment in defense of allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair trade practices, and tortious interference with contract.

Successfully defend no-fault insurer against excessive and unreasonable claims for PIP and other benefits.

Defended and pursued recovery against claimants pursuing fraudulent insurance claims, including obtaining substantial monetary awards and declaratory relief against fraudsters.

Obtained dismissal of an action for vicarious owner’s liability and negligent entrustment on behalf of a consumer leasing equipment company.

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