Insurance - Coverage

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

Reformation of an insurance policy

Reformation is an equitable remedy that is available when the policy does not express the parties’ real agreement

James R. Kristy

From Issue: 2017 September

Health insurance coverage denial: Medical directors

Who they are, what they do and how to deal with them in a bad-faith case

Scott C. Glovsky

From Issue: 2018 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