Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith
Representative Cases
- Presided over pretrial proceedings and jury trial on claims of insurance bad faith for failure to pay under a homeowner’s insurance policy for water damages ultimately resulting in mold infestation. Defense claimed that coverage was excluded under the policy.
- After settlement of a shareholders’ class action arising from a corporate acquisition, the corporation sued its Directors & Officers Liability insurance carriers (involving multiple layers of coverage) for reimbursement of the settlement funds. Presided over pretrial proceedings and court trial, with the key issue being the “Bump-up” provision. Case settled while on appeal.
- Handled cases, including pretrial and trial proceedings, involving insurance coverage claims and insurance bad faith claims regarding Directors & Officers Liability insurance policies.
- Presided over pretrial and trial proceedings on claims by and between insurance carriers on uses of duty to defend, duty to indemnify, equitable indemnity, and equitable contribution.