News Room
Helping our clients overcome the harm they have suffered isn’t just our mission–it’s our business. We have recovered numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in fire loss and explosion cases, property damage, catastrophic injury, product liability, and other negligence matters against insurance companies.
Our attorneys are among the most respected members of the profession, having received the prestigious AV® certification mark, the highest rating under Martindale Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating process™, which has been rating law firms for over 125 years for both legal ability and ethics.
We are honored to be featured in the media for both the cases we’ve taken on and for our expertise in this specialized area of law. Please review our newsroom to learn more about our firm, our results and our long history of victim advocacy—and success.
Results
- $21 million to the children of a couple killed in a propane gas explosion
- $2.75 million after a week of trial involving a death of a homeowner from an explosion
- $1.6 millon for the death of a teenager in a natural gas explosion
- $5 million from property insurance company for damage to warehouse
- $10 million for personal injuries suffered in gas explosion
- $1.3 million jury verdict for business owner due to insurance agent negligence regarding fire insurance policy
- $875,000 for the deaths of two children killed in a fire due to landlords failure to have properly working smoke alarms
- $1.2 million for two children killed in a fire caused by a defective product
- $4 million from property insurance company for fire damage to a bowling complex
- $750,000 from insurance company due to wrongful denial of fire insurance claim
- $2.2 million for damage to apartment complex due to ice/water damage
Published Works
- Editor, “Michigan Insurance Law and Practice,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 2002, 2008
- “Michigan Insurance Law and Practice,” Chapter on Property Insurance, ICLE, 2002, 2008
- “Causes of Action Formbook,” Chapter on Fire Loss Claims, Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), 1996, 2008
- “Fire Investigation in Products Liability Cases,” Michigan Lawyers Weekly, August 26, 2002
- “Cause & Origin Investigators: Retention & Cross Examination,” National College of Advocacy, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1995
- “Causes of Action Formbook,” Chapter on Errors and Omissions Against Insurance Agents, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996, 2008
- “The Role of the Attorney in Fire and Explosion Investigations,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, 2008
- “Oh What a Tangled Web” (The subtle difference between metatag usage as “fair use” and invisible infringement), 81 Mich Bar J, No. 8, P.42, 2002
- “People v. Bennett: Are Teacher Certification Requirements for Secular Home Educators Constitutional?” 42 Wayne L. Rev. 259, 1996
- “Commentary: delay in payment of your claim should pique your interest“, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Feb. 23, 2009.
- Several articles and abstracts on molecular biological and biochemical processes/techniques published in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Media
- WJBK FOX 2 Detroit “Stuart Sklar talks to Amy Lange on the one year anniversary of the Wayne furniture store explosion,” December 29, 2011. WWW
- Detroit Legal News “Framed Focus: Law firm caught fire early on its growth,” December 9, 2011. PDF
- Detroit Free Press “Giving Back: Law firm donates smoke detectors,” November 20, 2011. WWW
- Farmington Hills Patch “Farmington Hills Firm Fabian, Sklar & King Donates Smoke Detectors to DFD,” October 12, 2011. WWW
- Press conference “Fabian Sklar & King donates smoke detectors to Detroit Fire Department,” October 2011. Youtube
- WJR Radio AM 760 Detroit The Warren Pierce Show “Stuart Sklar chats with Warren Pierce about fire prevention,” October 2, 2011. WMA
- Motion Magazine “Boom Time: Lawyers Helped Write the Book on Fire, Explosion Investigations,” Summer 2011. PDF
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Leaders in the Law 2011,” February 25, 2011. PDF
- WJBK FOX 2 Detroit “Stuart Sklar talks to Amy Lange on site of Wayne furniture store explosion,” January 3, 2011. WMV
- WJBK FOX 2 Detroit “Donation Announcement,” October 4, 2010. MPEG
- Detroit Free Press “Giving Back: Law firm, city team up to prevent fires,” October 3, 2010. PDF
- WJR Radio AM 760 Detroit The Warren Pierce Show “Stuart Sklar chats with Warren Pierce about fire prevention,” October 2, 2010. MP3
- Christian Science Monitor “Gas explosion, San Bruno: how authorities will investigate it,” September 10, 2010. PDF
- Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly “ ‘Bad faith’ key to retrieving attorney fees for property insurance matters,” July 19, 2010. PDF
- Detroit Legal News “Burning Desire,” June 18, 2010. PDF
- WJBK Fox 2 Detroit “Grilling Saftey,” May 29, 2010. WMV
- The Detroit News “Fire expertise defines Farmington Hills law firm,” April 1, 2010. PDF
- Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly “What is ‘actual cash value?’,” February 22, 2010. PDF
- QSR Magazine “Burn Notice: Assuring your operation is protected from fires can rescue your business from accidents,” September 2009. PDF
- Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly “21st Century Innovators,” August 31, 2009. PDF
- Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly “When it all blows up,” June 1, 2009. PDF
- Crain’s Detroit Business “Verdict: Propane explosion,” March 1, 2009. PDF
- Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly “Delay in payment of your claim should pique your interest,” February 23, 2009. PDF
- Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly “Reading is the start to avoiding pitfalls of fire claims,” July 11, 2008. PDF