Insurance and Bad
Faith Litigation
Our firm has substantial experience handling litigation,
trials and appeals in state and federal courts. We prosecute
and defend cases for:
- Declaratory Relief
- Breach of Contract
- Bad Faith
- Rescission
- Contribution
- Indemnity
- Subrogation
We also are skilled in resolving insurance disputes through
various alternative dispute resolution procedures, such as:
- Appraisal
- Arbitration
- Mediation
Our lawyers have handled numerous insurance coverage cases
that have resulted in published appellate decisions, including:
Blasiar, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
(1999) 76 Cal.App.4th 748 (construes "mysterious disappearance"
exclusion in commercial property policy
20th Century Insurance Company v. Stewart (1998)
63 Cal.App.4th 1333 (involves "criminal act" exclusion
in homeowners liability policy)
Maryland Casualty Company v. Knight (9th Cir. 1996)
96 F.3d 1284 (interprets coverage for "trade fixtures"
in commercial property policy)
Winters v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
(9th Cir. 1995) 73 F.3d 224 (construes coverage for amount
for which insured was "legally liable" and coverage
for business interruption under commercial property policy)
Dobrin v. Allstate Insurance Company (C.D. Cal.
1995) 897 F.Supp. 442 (involves coverage for “personal
injury” under commercial general liability policy)
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Devlin (1992)
11 Cal.App.4th 81 (interprets per occurrence limit in automobile
liability policy)
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