Insurance
"...knowledgeable and assertive attorneys who are true to their word and not afraid to take something all the way..." |
Selected to be included in the A.M. Best Company's Directory of Insurance Attorneys |
Numerous team members have received the distinction of Super Lawyers® or Rising Stars® in the field of "Insurance Coverage." |
Insurance
Gordon & Rees represents many of the largest domestic and foreign insurers and reinsurers doing business in the U.S., assisting them in a variety of matters, including the defense of bad faith claims, rescission actions, sales practices, complex (specialty lines, casualty, property, ERISA, life, health and disability) coverage litigation, policy drafting, reinsurance disputes, coverage opinions and insurance product development.
Specialty Lawyers
The team regularly handles precedent-setting cases involving high exposure claims and novel legal theories facing the insurance industry, including class actions, insurer liquidations, suits based on California Business & Professions Code section 17200, excess insurer issues, environmental and toxic exposures, and claims relating to life, health and disability.
Appellate Distinctions
The firm’s insurance lawyers also have extensive appellate experience, including recently securing a ruling on appeal that there is no duty to defend an employer (Cutter v. Greenwich Ins., 2008 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 357 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2008)), as well as cases currently on appeal involving distinctive issues regarding workers compensation insurance, limitations on the scope of conduct for which bad faith damages may be recovered, and punitive damages recoveries against insurers.
Defense Verdict Record
The team’s jury verdict and bench trial record is also noteworthy. The group obtained a defense jury verdict in an environmental coverage/bad faith case for an insurer sued by a property management company for millions in defense costs, “Brandt” fees, and punitive damages. The California Daily Journal noted this result as one of the Top 10 Defense Verdicts. In the past year, the group’s successes have included defense verdicts on other coverage actions, and decisions in their clients’ favor after bench trial. The team also obtained a jury verdict and multi-million dollar judgment on behalf of an insurer against an insured based on insurance fraud, combined with a criminal restitution order against the same insured.
- 67 Attorneys
- Extensive record of reported appellate decisions
- Team includes lawyers who have worked in the insurance industry in various claims positions