On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Mar 19, 2020 | Bad Faith, Breach of Contract, Disability Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Punitive Damages
When insurance companies, including those offering disability, life, health or accidental death policies, engage in conduct that is sufficiently egregious, a court may award punitive damages against the insurance company. Under Arizona law, to support an award of...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 29, 2019 | Bad Faith, Breach of Contract, Duty to Settle, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Punitive Damages
When insurance companies, including those offering disability, life, health or accidental death policies, engage in conduct that is sufficiently egregious, a court may award punitive damages against the insurance company. California Civil Code Section 3294 (“Section...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 10, 2018 | Bad Faith, Breach of Contract, Disability Insurance, ERISA, Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Legal Articles, Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, News, Retirement Plans/Pensions
In the May 7, 2018 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Daily Journal Staff Writer Melanie Brisbon authored a “small firm profile” article on the McKennon Law Group PC. The article covers the firm’s path to success, starting with its unconventional background:...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Feb 21, 2018 | Bad Faith, Breach of Contract, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Legal Articles
On our blog, we frequently discuss the improper tactics insurers use to deny legitimate claims for life, health, disability and other forms of insurance. For our latest article on the pervasive problem in health insurance claims denials, see...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Jan 24, 2018 | Bad Faith, Breach of Contract, Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Non-ERISA
Implied in every insurance contract is a promise of “good faith and fair dealing,” which means that the insurer must not take unreasonable steps to prevent an insured’s right to receive benefits under the policy. To comply with its promise to act in good faith, the...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Nov 29, 2017 | Accidental Death or Dismemberment, Breach of Contract, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Life Insurance, Non-ERISA
If you have a claim that has been wrongfully denied or are currently in the claims handling process, it is important to always keep in mind the potential impact of your conduct on future litigation. When dealing with a sophisticated insurance company, you want to put...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Jun 9, 2017 | Bad Faith, Benefits, Breach of Contract, Disability Insurance, ERISA, ERISA - Church Plans, ERISA - Government Plans, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts
The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, otherwise known as ERISA, protects employees from unanticipated losses in retirement or pension plans. As we have discussed in several articles on the topic, ERISA safeguards such plans by establishing strict...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 11, 2017 | Breach of Contract, Case Updates, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Life Insurance
Life, health and disability insurers, whether governed by ERISA or state insurance bad faith laws, often do not have your best interests in mind, despite what the law requires of them. Insurers, like other businesses, are motivated by profits. Sometimes that drive...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Feb 24, 2017 | Bad Faith, Breach of Contract, Disability Insurance, ERISA, ERISA - Church Plans, Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance
The McKennon Law Group PC periodically publishes articles on its California Insurance Litigation Blog that deal with related issues in a series of articles dealing with insurance bad faith, life insurance, long-term disability and short-term disability insurance,...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Nov 30, 2015 | Breach of Contract, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Preemption, Health/Medical Insurance, Insurance Litigation Blog, Life Insurance, News
Insureds obligingly pay premiums on their life, health and disability insurance policies and dutifully provide updated information upon request by their insurers, but often do not enjoy the same courtesy when they file an insurance claim. In extreme cases,...
