INSURANCE RECOVERY // REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS

Zurich American Insurance Company v. Superior Court (7th Cir. 2003)
We obtained coverage in California Superior Court for a manufacturer accused of violating the False Claims Act when it sold non-conforming goods; and overturned an injunction issued by a federal court in Illinois to require arbitration in Illinois. This is the first case in which coverage has been won for a False Claims Act case. I

Silgan Container Corp. and Silgan Corp. v. Federal Ins. Co., et al. (Cal. Super. Ct., Los Angeles County Dec. 18, 1997 (Jury Verdict)
We obtained insurance coverage for substantial product liability claims; then reinstated on appeal the claim for bad faith denial of benefits.

Browning – Ferris Industries v. Lloyd’s of London and Equitas (District Court, Houston, Texas)
We successfully established that Equitas (the claims handlers for Lloyd’s of London) could be sued for bad faith in state court, in a case involving hundreds of environmental sites.

Industrial Indemnity v. Kmart Corp. (Cal. Super. Ct. San Francisco)
We obtained dismissal of an insurance company’s attempt to recover the cost of a multi-million dollar settlement of a product liability claim.

The Housing Group v. Design Professional Insurance Co. (Cal. Super. Ct., Solano County)
We sought coverage and bad faith damages for housing developer against its structural engineers insurer after the insurer refused to participate in settlement of a defect action. The case settled on the eve of trial.