E. Gerard Mannion

E. Gerard Mannion

Gerard Mannion has been successfully representing policyholders in insurance coverage and bad-faith matters for 35 years. He has handled many different types of insurance matters, including duty to defend claims, property claims, excess judgment actions, life and disability actions, director and officer liability claims, disputes between primary and excess carriers, environmental claims, and maritime actions. He is a past president of San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, and is an emeritus member of the Board of the Consumer Attorneys of California. He is a frequent lecturer on insurance coverage and bad-faith issues. He consults with plaintiff’s attorneys on these issues.

Articles written by this author:

Debunking the Cumis counsel myths

Civil Code section 2860 and the conflict with Cumis

E. Gerard Mannion
Wesley Lowe

2013 June


Five critical insurance issues for the plaintiff’s lawyer

Understanding the obligations of defendant’s insurer will be the basis for your strategy from case intake through resolution

Wesley Lowe
E. Gerard Mannion

2012 June



When the insurer denies coverage and refuses to defend

A look at the process and the law of assignment, covenant and judgment for insurance claims

E. Gerard Mannion
Wesley Lowe
Demian Oksenendler

2015 August


Illusory coverage

Illusory coverage

The homeowner or business policy may include “personal injury” coverage. Exactly what does that include, and is it illusory coverage?

E. Gerard Mannion
Wesley Lowe
Demian Oksenendler

2017 September