Health insurance bad faith for prosthetic denials

The basic things to look for in evaluating bad-faith claims for improper denial of coverage for prostheses

Conal Doyle
Stephen Beke

From Issue: 2022 November

“Accidents” and intentional conduct

Must an “accident” result from an unintentional act? Does negligence equate to “accident?” Strategies for dealing with “no accident, hence no coverage”

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 November

COVID-19 business-interruption claims

Getting around the “virus” exclusion may require a lot of careful reading as language differs between policies

Ricardo Echeverria
Michael J. Bidart

From Issue: 2020 June

Financial elder abuse and insurance

Successful litigation of financial elder abuse may include treble damages and attorney’s fees awards

Tonna K. Farrar
Evangeline Fisher Grossman

From Issue: 2019 September

Burned out and underinsured

A look at why California homes are underinsured and the litigation that arises out of that underinsurance

Charles Miller

From Issue: 2019 September

Handling the wild-fire insurance claim prior to litigation

A guide to the process and pitfalls in handling a major fire-damage claim, and using the Insurance Code to your client’s advantage

Charles Miller

From Issue: 2019 March

Insurance coverage issues in sexual-abuse cases

Making the case for separability to unlock insurance coverage

Michael Parks
Alan I. Schimmel
Arya Rhodes

From Issue: 2022 November

Proposition 22 and Transportation Network Carriers

The effect of Prop 22 on TNCs’ liability for the negligence of their drivers

Christopher Dolan

From Issue: 2021 June

“Course and scope”: What the adjuster won’t tell you

Asking the right questions after an accident to learn whether a driver was acting within the course and scope of employment

Kevin Crockett

From Issue: 2020 March

Litigating an ERISA insurance case

An overview of the ERISA litigation process and practical advice on avoiding pitfalls and pratfalls

Michael B. Horrow
Scott Calvert

From Issue: 2019 September

Property-loss litigation for homeowners

A practical guide to representation of homeowners against their insurers

Evangeline Fisher Grossman
Tonna K. Farrar

From Issue: 2019 June

“We meant it when we said it”

In Liberty Surplus v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction Co., the California Supreme Court reaffirms that an “accident” can be the unintended consequence of the insured’s deliberate acts

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2018 September