Once again, Steptoe & Johnson’s formidable insurance litigation operation has grabbed the National Law Journal’s award of excellence in Washington, D.C., following up on last year’s win with another slate of impressive victories for its roster of major insurers.

A case in point is the October ruling by a San Francisco Superior Court judge that Steptoe client National Union Insurance Co. must be reimbursed some $10 million it had shelled out to indemnify and defend multiple asbestos cases, along with prejudgment interest going back to 2012.