Primer: Insurance law for every plaintiff’s attorney

Don’t be the bull in a china shop, litigating PI cases aggressively with no regard for the impact of insurance issues on your case

Edward Susolik

From Issue: 2014 August

When reading the insurance policy is not enough

Why some insurance policy limitations and exclusions may not be enforceable

David Lilienstein
Jessica Cho

From Issue: 2015 August

What are you doing here?

Coverage counsel in third-party litigation: When to bring them in and what to expect

Michael Gatto
Demian Oksenendler

From Issue: 2016 September

The risks of being a host in the sharing-economy

A look at short-term rentals and the liability and public-policy problems they present

Mark Hooshmand

From Issue: 2015 April

Show and tell

Up until trial, the adjuster and defense lawyer are your jurors

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2012 September

Premium grade

Understanding the insurance industry, including reinsurance and surplus lines

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2025 August

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

From Issue: 2015 August

When is toxic mold litigation not toxic mold litigation?

To settle with an insurer, you must maneuver around the exclusions for mold and focus on varied tenant claims that arise from an uninhabitable rental unit

Eric L. Lifschitz
Aaron H. Darsky

From Issue: 2012 September

The “letter perfect” policy limit demand letter

Writing an effective demand letter can lead to a faster, better settlement or make it easier to “open up” defendant’s policy limits

Ronald J. Cook

From Issue: 2011 March

The loss-settlement provision in a homeowner’s insurance policy: It matters

A look at claims payments for loss of dwellings and personal property, including calculations for replacement cost, actual-cash-value and depreciation

Evangeline Grossman

From Issue: 2016 September

Road rage

Intentional acts, insurance/defendant friction, and creating collectability

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2022 August

New developments in California wildfire law

Presbyterian Camp and Conference Centers clarifies vicarious liability as it relates to causing wildfires

Lexi W. Myer
Janine A. Sperandeo

From Issue: 2022 June