Insurance Claims and Insurance Bad Faith Lawyers

When insurance policy holders (insureds) believe they have been treated unfairly by an insurance company (insurer) they often retain lawyers to pursue claims against their insurance carriers, including claims for benefits and/or bad faith damages. The Blady Weinreb Law Group lawyers have successfully assisted clients with their insurance claims, including litigating claims when necessary.  Pursuing claims against an insurance company may include claims for bad faith for the insurer's unreasonable denial of or delay in paying an insurance claim and/or for failing to defend an insured.

Claims for Failing to Pay Insurance Policy Benefits and Proceeds or Defend an Insured

The BWLG handles complex insurance claims, including those for and arising from serious, catastrophic and fatal injuries, as well as death. BWLG’s attorneys represent clients in high value claims for insurance benefits and insurance company bad faith involving:

BWLG has extensive experience litigating claims for denial of insurance benefits and insurance bad faith cases. California law allows an insured to sue his, her, or its insurer when an insurer unreasonably denies and/or delays coverage.  To establish a claim for bad faith, an insured must show that (1) the insurer unreasonably denied or delayed a claim such as when it had no reasonable ground to deny insurance policy benefits, and (2) the insurance company knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that it had no reasonable basis for denying or delaying the insurance claim.

Insurance companies may be found to have acted in bad faith for:

BWLG’s Los Angeles, California lawyers have successfully represented clients in insurance benefit and bad faith lawsuits. If you believe a BWLG lawyer may be of assistance for your insurance related claim, including for bad faith, please contact the firm's Los Angeles lawyers at 323-933-1352.

Blady Weinreb Law Group is Representing, or Successfully Represented Clients, on Matter Including:

Uninsured Motorist Breach of Contract /Bad Faith Action Against Insurer

Blady Weinreb Law Group successfully represented an insured against a major auto insurance company in California who denied his uninsured motorist bodily injury claim.  After the insurance company sued its insured for declaratory relief claiming there was no coverage, Blady Weinreb Law Group filed suit for the insured against the insurance company for breach of contract and bad faith.  Blady Weinreb Law Group successfully and efficiently prosecuted that action, leading to a an amicable settlement.

Coverage Action for a Business Against Insurers

Blady Weinreb Law Group is currently representing a Los Angeles based business in a coverage dispute with its commercial general liability insurer and property insurer.  The claim against the business involves the alleged improper disposal of a client's furniture.  After initially agreeing to defend, the commercial general liability insurer filed an action for declaratory relief, claiming there is no coverage under its policy for the claim against the business.  The property insurer outright denied the claim for the disposed property.  Blady Weinreb Law Group is defending the business in the declaratory relief suit and seeking coverage form the property damage insurer.  Additionally, Blady Weinreb Law Group is assisting the business in an effort to globally resolve the dispute.

Summary Judgment in Favor of Client on Coverage Dispute

Blady Weinreb Law Group obtained summary judgment for an insurer in a coverage action regarding a claim for damaged property.  The insured was a truck driver hauling cheese from California to Texas.  The shipment of cheese was rejected by the recipient for being out of temperature.  The insured claimed the loss was due to a mechanical failure or breakdown of his temperature controlled trailer.  However, the insurance policy provided limited coverage for such a  loss.  Blady Weinreb Law Group successfully moved for summary judgment that there was no coverage because there was no evidence of a mechanical failure or breakdown of the insured's temperature controlled trailer, which was require for coverage to exist. 

Recent California Court Decisions on Insurance Law and Insurance Bad Faith

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Superior Dispatch v. Insurance Company of New York (7/30/2009 - 2nd District) (An insurance company must notify its insured of applicable policy coverages and limitations provisions and other policy provisions that may apply to the claim, regardless of whether the insured is represented by counsel; insurer's failure to notify insured of such a provision establishes an equitable estoppel to rely on the provision if the insured had no actual knowledge of the provision and the insured's failure to discover the provision by other means was reasonable.)

Major v. Western Insurance Company (1/6/2009 - 4th District) (An insurance company was held liable for bad faith based on the insurer's delay in paying benefits). 

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