On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 28, 2013 | Case Updates, Firm News
In its recent decision in Schwartz v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co., __ Cal.App.4th __ (May 21, 2013) the California Court of Appeals held that, in order to have standing to pursue a claim under California’s “Unfair Competition Law” (Bus. & Prof. Code,...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 21, 2013 | Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Equitable Relief, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog
Keith Parker, an excellent mediator who specializes in mediating ERISA matters, authored the following article on “Recovery of Overpayments Under ERISA” We at the McKennon Law Group PC are happy to recommend this outstanding article for your reading. We include the...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 17, 2013 | Firm News, News Blog
On May 15, 2013, a Santa Monica jury awarded $10,225,000 against Chase Manhattan Bank in Wrongful Foreclosure case in which the McKennon Law Group PC represented Plaintiff. Robert McKennon and Scott Calvert represented the Plaintiff during the firm’s representation of...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 14, 2013 | Case Updates, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Unfair Business Practices/Unfair Competition
After much anticipation, last week the Supreme Court of California heard oral arguments in the pivotal case of Yanting Zhang v. California Insurance Co., S178542 on May 8, 2013. This case looks to have a substantial impact on insurance litigation in California and...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 10, 2013 | Duty to Defend, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Property & Casualty Insurance
A recent California Court of Appeals decision sought to clarify the application of California Insurance Code Section 533.5(b) concerning the statute’s preclusion of an insurer’s duty to defend its insured in criminal actions. In Mt. Hawley Insurance Co. v. Richard...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 1, 2013 | Agent/Broker, Firm News
The Wednesday May 1, 2013 edition of the Los Angeles Daily Journal featured Robert McKennon and Victor Xu’s article entitled: “Insurance Brokers’ Duties to Third Parties Continue to Shrink.” In it, Mr. McKennon and Mr. Xu discuss how a new appellate decision-...