When you rely on a vendor to provide your business with a product or service, you develop a relationship. A contract between your vendor and your business establishes and defines that relationship. But when a vendor doesn’t follow through with that contract, they...
A guide to bad faith claims
Suffering from an injury is a burden, and having insurance that doesn’t hold up its end of the agreement only makes that person’s suffering worse. Insurance companies that operate in California have a duty to investigate and settle claims with their...Medical service denials by Aetna under scrutiny in California
A lawsuit alleging that the insurance company Aetna broke a contract has blown up into an investigation led by the California Department of Insurance. When CNN showed the transcript of a deposition taken from Aetna’s medical director in Southern California from...Golf charity might have avoided trap
Golf lovers in San Diego know that a hole-in-one is an event to be celebrated. Unfortunately, the for-charity 2015 Greenbrier PGA Classic showed that it’s best to read the fine print before getting too excited. Its apparent oversight led to insurance litigation...About errors and omissions insurance
Having the right type of insurance coverage is a part of operating a successful business in California. One type of insurance that tends to be ignored by people who run businesses is errors and omissions insurance.As a type of business liability insurance, errors and...Accountant malpractice and E&O insurance
California business owners and entrepreneurs should have peace of mind regarding the ability and professionalism of their accountants. Some of that peace of mind may come in the form of the accountant’s malpractice insurance. Also referred to as errors and...Insurance companies challenges DOI’s attempt to retroactively review rates, P.2
Previously, we began looking at a dispute between Farmers Insurance and the California Department of Insurance over whether the agency is allowed, under Proposition 103, to retroactively review previously approved insurance rates.At issue in the Farmers case is...Insurance companies challenges DOI’s attempt to retroactively review rates, P.1
Insurance rate-setting is an important issue for insurance companies, since it has a direct impact on their ability to pay claims and their financial viability. Profit is certainly not the only concern when it comes to insurance rate setting—there is also the...Work with experienced legal counsel to build strong product defect defense
Previously, we began looking at the massive jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a talc liability case against Johnson & Johnson. As we noted, talc liability litigation has to be a frustrating thing for the company to be dealing with, given that the weight of...Looking at the elements of a bad faith insurance claim
Previously, we began looking at California’s Fair Claims Settlement Practice Regulations, which identify some of the minimum standards insurance companies need to follow in order settle claims fairly. In addition to this statute, another source of law for bad...
