2017 September

Advocate Sept17 cvr sml

Why is there a genuine-dispute doctrine?

The differences between an insurer’s genuine-dispute defense and bad faith

Arnold Levinson

From Issue: 2017 September

The other tripartite relationship

When a carrier agrees to defend under reservation of rights: Rule 3-310

Steven W. Murray

From Issue: 2017 September

Reformation of an insurance policy

Reformation is an equitable remedy that is available when the policy does not express the parties’ real agreement

James R. Kristy

From Issue: 2017 September

Demander beware!

A policy-limit demand is crucial to any claim for failure to settle, but making an incorrect demand can cripple your case

Matthew Clark

From Issue: 2017 September

CAALA VEGAS

The embodiment of civility

Stuart Zanville

From Issue: 2017 September

Bad faith, genuine dispute, and the “expert safe-harbor”

How insurance companies use biased experts to deny and underpay claims, and what to do about it

Evangeline Fisher Grossman
Christopher Dion

From Issue: 2017 September

UIM: It’s not in dispute, so pay up!

The obligation of insurers to pay the undisputed amount of underinsured and uninsured motorists’ claims

Charles Miller

From Issue: 2017 September

Something remarkable is coming

CAALA women trial skills conference

Ricardo Echeverria

From Issue: 2017 September

ERISA: The current state of the standard of review

Where ERISA applies in insurance cases and how courts review claims decisions made by ERISA plans

Christian J. Garris

From Issue: 2017 September

Deflategate and the California workplace

A commonsense approach to workplace investigations involving personal cell phones

Kevin Pease
Nicholas Starkman

From Issue: 2017 September

Be an insurance Myth Buster!

Four myths — or soon to be myths — of insurance law in California

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2017 September

Anatomy of an ERISA-benefit claim

Accepting the ERISA case after claim denial and developing a solid record for litigation

Michelle Roberts Bartolic
Glenn R. Kantor

From Issue: 2017 September