Jared LeBeau

Jared LeBeau

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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Umbrella Insurer’s “Business Decision” to Pick Up an Insured’s Defense Leads to a Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Concealment...

A primary insurer (Truck Insurance Exchange) and an umbrella insurer (Federal Insurance Company) have been involved in a series of lawsuits dating back to 2007. The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that their...more

5/27/2025  /  Appeals , Breach of Contract , California , Commercial Insurance Policies , Fraud , Insurance Claims , Insurance Litigation , Liability , Settlement , Umbrella Policies

Keeping the Cap On the Policy: Unreasonable Conduct Is a Necessary Element of a “Bad Faith Failure to Settle” Claim

Pinto v. Farmers Ins. Exch., ___ Cal. App. 5th ___ (2021) - Over the past several years, the insurance industry in California has been plagued by waves of “bad faith failure to settle” claims. These claims arise out of a...more

3/10/2021  /  Appeals , Bad Faith , CA Supreme Court , Insurance Industry , Insurance Litigation , State and Local Government , Third-Party Liability
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