In Wexler v. California Fair Plan Association (No. 303100, filed 4/14/21), Brooke Wexler’s parents insured their residence, which was located in a mountainous high-fire risk area, with a California FAIR Plan Association...more
In Planet Bingo LLC v. The Burlington Ins. Co. (No. E074759, filed 3/18/2021, ord. certified for partial pub.), the Court of Appeal found a triable issue of fact existed as to whether a carrier is liable for bad faith failure...more
In a unanimous opinion which will impact the plaintiff bar’s strategies for “setting up” liability insurers for “failure to settle” bad faith claims, a California appeals court held in Pinto v. Farmers Ins. Exchange (No....more