On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Aug 16, 2019 | Disability Insurance, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog
In this several-part blog series titled The Basics of an ERISA Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claim, we discuss the basics of an ERISA life, health, accidental death and dismemberment and disability claim, from navigating a claim, to handling a claim denial and...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Aug 14, 2019 | ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog
In this several part Blog Series entitled The Basics of an ERISA Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claim, we discuss the basics of an ERISA life, health and disability claim, from navigating a claim, handling a claim denial and through preparing a case for...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Aug 13, 2019 | Disability Insurance, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog
In this several-part blog series titled The Basics of an ERISA Life, Health and Disability Insurance Claim, we discuss the basics of an ERISA life, health, accidental death and dismemberment and disability claim, from navigating a claim, to handling a claim denial and...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Aug 6, 2019 | Disability Insurance, Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, Insurance Litigation Blog, Legal Articles
Life, health and disability insurers are always looking for ways to deny insurance claims. When they do so unreasonably, insured policyholders may be able to sue them for insurance bad faith under California law. Count on insurers to argue everything they can to...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Aug 6, 2019 | Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, News Blog
McKennon Law Group PC is proud to announce that its founding shareholder Robert J. McKennon has been recognized as one of Southern California’s “America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators.” With this honor, limited to only 100 attorneys in Southern California, Mr....
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Jul 26, 2019 | Bad Faith, Disability Insurance, ERISA, ERISA - Attorneys' Fees, Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, Insurance Litigation Blog, Legal Articles
Since 2004, when the California Supreme Court ruled that a “portion” of contingency attorney’s fees are recoverable in bad-faith insurance cases, plaintiffs and their lawyers have been able to recover attorney’s fees based in part on the specific terms of the...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Jul 2, 2019 | ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Legal Articles, Life Insurance
McBean v. United of Omaha Life: Judge Anello Finds Employer Liable for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Orders Payment of Life Insurance Policies’ Face Value under Equitable Surcharge Theory Application of the doctrine of “equitable surcharge” in ERISA has become a very...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Jun 19, 2019 | Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Legal Articles
The topic of attorneys’ fees has long been of interest to insurance lawyers and clients alike. Recently, the courts have grappled with issues such as: When are attorneys’ fees recoverable? What types of billing practices are reasonable? What are reasonable hourly...
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 17, 2019 | Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, News Blog
McKennon Law Group PC’s founding and managing shareholder, Robert J. McKennon and senior attorney, Joseph S. McMillen, will speak on an MCLE panel for the Orange County Bar Association on June 13, 2019, discussing “ERISA and California Bad Faith Litigation, Hot Topics...
