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Full Coverage vs. Liability: Which Is Better?

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If you drive a car in California, you almost certainly need insurance in some form or fashion. However, many people are confused by the terms “full coverage” and “liability-only” insurance. Learning about the difference can...more

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Divided Ninth Circuit Finds Claimant’s Failure to Provide Medical Records Insulates Insurer From Bad Faith Failure to Settle

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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. An age-old adage that now provides critical guidance for insurers seeking to protect themselves in the face of bad faith failure to settle claims....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Ninth Circuit Confirms That Liability Insurers Are Entitled to Corroborating Medical Documentation Before Settling a...

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Liability insurers often receive policy limit demands from third-party claimants that allege serious injuries without corroborating medical records or bills. Since the enactment of California Civil Procedure Code section 999...more

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Court Holds that Ambiguity of One Endorsement Did Not Mean That Similar Endorsement Must Also Be Ambiguous

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The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, applying California law, has held that a retroactive date endorsement limited coverage to $1 million if a claim involved wrongful acts occurring prior...more

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California Appellate Court Agrees Marijuana Delivery Driver’s Accident Not Covered Under Personal Auto Policy

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A California Court of Appeals decision brought one auto policyholder decidedly down from “cloud nine” in Murphy v. AAA Auto Insurance of Southern California, which found no coverage over a cannabis delivery service employee’s...more

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California Federal Court Holds Coverage Barred By Prior Notice Exclusion and Related Claims Provision

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The United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying California law, granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that (1) the policy’s prior notice exclusion applied; and (2) the...more

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Insurance in the Know (Part 3): Recoupment of Defense Costs Is Not a “Right” in a Standard CGL Policy

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The foundation of a policyholder’s agreement to pay premiums for a standard commercial general liability policy (CGL) is the insurer’s agreement to defend the policyholder against lawsuits and shoulder the costs of the...more

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Sometimes, Insurers Want To Settle!

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This summary of a recently filed complaint illustrates one of the worst-case scenarios an insured defendant can find itself in: getting slapped with a verdict in excess of your liability insurance limits.  Here, it was an $11...more

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