On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Sep 6, 2013 | Breach of Contract, Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Punitive Damages
A 10-to-1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages awards in an insurance bad faith case passes Constitutional muster. So says the California Court of Appeal in its decision in Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Company, __ Cal. App. 4th ___, 2013 Cal....
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Dec 28, 2012 | Breach of Contract, Case Updates, Firm News, Property & Casualty Insurance
A recent California Court of Appeals decision served as a reminder of the long-standing rule in California that the mutual intent of the parties will always control the interpretation of potentially conflicting provisions in an insurance contract. In its recent...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Nov 8, 2012 | Breach of Contract, Case Updates, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Unfair Business Practices/Unfair Competition
Following the August 2009 Station Fire, the lawsuits of over 1,440 policyholders filed against Fire Insurance Exchange (“FIE”) and related insurers were consolidated into one case – Henderson v. Farmers Group, Inc., __ Cal.App.4th __, 2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 1108...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Aug 20, 2012 | Breach of Contract, Case Updates, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Interpleader, Negligence
In Lee v. West Coast Life Insurance Company, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 15768 (9th Cir. July 31, 2012), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a stakeholder insurance company cannot use an interpleader filing to shield itself from tort liability for its negligent...
