Insurance - Coverage

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 in a “me too” world

Finding coverage for sexual molestation or assault often depends on ambiguity in the insurance Policy

Kirk Pasich

From Issue: 2018 September

Illusory coverage

The homeowner’s or business policy may include “personal injury” coverage. Exactly what does that include, and is it illusory coverage?

Gerry Mannion
Wesley Lowe
Demian Oksenendler

From Issue: 2018 April

“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

Homeowner’s insurers are prohibited from communicating misleading replacement-cost estimates

Misleading estimates qualify as a misleading statement under the Insurance Code

Ricardo Echeverria
Steven M. Schuetze

From Issue: 2018 September

Airb ‘n’ beware

Don’t let Airbnb eat you for breakfast: a look at the liability insurance for Airbnb hosts and the legal perils of short-term rentals

Sophie Etemadi

From Issue: 2017 November