Insurance Bad Faith

Insurance Bad Faith: the Past, Present and Unpredictable Future?

As published in the Riverside County Bar Association's Riverside Lawyer, May 2017: by Wylie A. Aitken & Megan G. Demshki…

9 years ago

$510,000:Questionable Handling Of A Baseball Spectator’s Injury By Insurance Company

CASE DESCRIPTION:  Plaintiff injured while sitting in bleachers by flying bat.  Plaintiff brings suit for medical expenses and other damages. …

16 years ago

$1,300,000: Despite Clear Liability, A Driver’s Insurance Co. Acts In Bad Faith And Pays For It

CASE DESCRIPTION:  Couple injured by hit and run driver.  The Driver was found to be personally liable.  In addition the…

16 years ago

$2,106,000: Playing With Fire

CASE DESCRIPTION:  A young boy was rendered a paraplegic while a riding in a friends car.  The insurance covering that…

16 years ago

$2,500,000: Insurance Co. Flip-Flops As To Whether Their Client Was At Fault In An Accident

CASE DESCRIPTION: The plaintiff was involved in an auto accident with and uninsured motorist. The uninsured motorist sued plaintiff for…

16 years ago

$6,868,000: Legal Whodunit Solved In Quadriplegic’s Favor In Santa Ana Eight Year Battle

CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff, while a passenger in his own car, was rendered a quadriplegic from a collision.  Plaintiff brought cause…

16 years ago

$17,062,000: Counsel’s ‘Claims Manual’ Helps Secure Punitive Damages Against Insurer

CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiffs home catches on fire damaging 80% of their home and personal property. The Plaintiffs had home insurance…

16 years ago

Maximized Results Through Sophisticated Analysis Of Settlement Options

Although the law firm of Aitken * Aitken * Cohn prides itself in our long history of excellent results at…

19 years ago

Excess Judgement

BAD FAITH CASES CAN PUNISH STONEWALLING INSURERS Insurance companies are businesses, and like all businesses they seek to maximize their…

19 years ago

“Is the Policy Open”

A. Define "Open Policy" When has an insurer, by virtue of its failure to meet its duties to its insured,…

19 years ago