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title: Steven W. Murray
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# Steven W. Murray

*Steven W. Murray practices in Sherman Oaks. His specialties include insurance coverage (including duty to defend) under all kinds of policies and enforcement at trial and appellate levels;*Cumis*(independent) counsel, conflict of interest, reservation of rights, additional insured, permissive user, homeowners, commercial general liability, auto, umbrella, malpractice, errors and omissions, construction defect, commercial trucking, federal-state preemption*(*McCarran Act*)*, declaratory relief, cancellation/termination, reimbursement/allocation, improper defense, refusal to settle, subrogation and priorities of recovery, agent/broker disputes, surplus lines, taxation, life, health, disability, property coverage (earth movement/landslide/third-party negligence) and Unfair Business Practices issues.*

### Articles written by this author:

## [The other tripartite relationship](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-september/the-other-tripartite-relationship "The other tripartite relationship")

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

[Steven W. Murray](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-w-murray "Steven W. Murray")

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