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title: Christian J. Garris
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![Christian J. Garris](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Garris-Christian_ef149aa4b08b7d37bf4d03386d673a3d.jpg)

# Christian J. Garris

*Christian J. Garris, Los Angeles, litigates insurance bad faith and consumer class-action matters.*

### Articles written by this author:

## [“Loss-of-rents” coverage under commercial property insurance](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-august/loss-of-rents-coverage-under-commercial-property-insurance "“Loss-of-rents” coverage under commercial property insurance")

Policy language holds the key to loss-of-rents coverage; a look at [[case]]Folksamerica Reinsurance[[/case]] and the clarity it brings to this issue

[Christian J. Garris](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-j-garris "Christian J. Garris")

[2014 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-august)

## [Ten things to watch out for when litigating ERISA cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august/ten-things-to-watch-out-for-when-litigating-erisa-cases-2 "Ten things to watch out for when litigating ERISA cases")

You won’t get a jury or a shot at punitive damages in an ERISA case, but there are many similarities to the ordinary bad-faith case

[Christian J. Garris](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-j-garris "Christian J. Garris")

[2015 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august)

## [ERISA: The current state of the standard of review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-september/erisa-the-current-state-of-the-standard-of-review "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-j-garris "Christian J. Garris")

[2017 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-september)

[![How insurers are using HIPAA to shield their conduct from scrutiny](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Garris_istock-842379848b_9f534c2fc76363ff3473cfde71583c51.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/how-insurers-are-using-hipaa-to-shield-their-conduct-from-scrutiny "How insurers are using HIPAA to shield their conduct from scrutiny")

## [How insurers are using HIPAA to shield their conduct from scrutiny](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/how-insurers-are-using-hipaa-to-shield-their-conduct-from-scrutiny "How insurers are using HIPAA to shield their conduct from scrutiny")

HIPAA does not prohibit the production of the administrative record to a plaintiff; it in fact requires it

[Christian J. Garris](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-j-garris "Christian J. Garris")

[2018 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september)

[![The standard of review in ERISA disability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Garris-istock-1022585006_a71c638170cc5bc7cd7e77f2bdcca782.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/the-standard-of-review-in-erisa-disability-cases "The standard of review in ERISA disability cases")

## [The standard of review in ERISA disability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/the-standard-of-review-in-erisa-disability-cases "The standard of review in ERISA disability cases")

ERISA cases are often won or lost based on which standard of review applies

[Christian J. Garris](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-j-garris "Christian J. Garris")

[2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september)