{"id":6807,"date":"2014-08-22T06:07:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T12:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=6807"},"modified":"2014-08-19T14:07:56","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T20:07:56","slug":"recent-developments-california-bad-faith-law-related-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/recent-developments-california-bad-faith-law-related-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Developments in California Bad Faith Law and Related Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Gerking &#8211; Farella Braun &amp; Maretl LLP &#8211; August 6, 2014<\/p>\n<p>On July 29, 2014, I spoke on a panel about recent developments in California bad faith law and related trends.\u00a0 My co-presenter was Robert K. Scott of The Law Offices of Robert K. Scott, and we gave the presentation at ACI\u2019s 28th National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith Claims &amp; Litigation in San Francisco.\u00a0 The title of the presentation was \u201cThe Positions of the Policyholder\u2019s Bar:\u00a0 How insurers can avoid bad faith claims and tailoring your litigation strategies to the latest wave of first-party and third-party claims.\u201d\u00a0Some of the highlights included:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>the recent trend of bad faith claims handling conduct by insurers in responding to defense cost submissions by independent counsel under Section 2860, including the hiring of outside auditors to justify reduced insurer payments on defense bills;<\/p>\n<p>the state of the \u201cgenuine dispute\u201d doctrine in bad faith claims arising out an insurer\u2019s breach of the duty to defend (i.e., Mt. Hawley v. Lopez, 215 Cal. App. 4th 1385 (2013)); and<\/p>\n<p>2013 case law on whether insurers have an affirmative duty to proactively seek settlement in excess-of-limits exposure cases (i.e., Reid v. Mercury Ins. Co., 220 Cal. App. 4th 262 (2013) and Travelers Indem. Of Conn. v. Arch Specialty Ins. Co., 2013 WL 6198966 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 26, 2013)).\u00a0 See John Green\u2019s article about Reid posted on this blog.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are evolving areas of law that are likely to produce further disputes between insurers and insureds.\u00a0 Early insurance coverage advice can help avoid these disputes, or at least position the insured for a more favorable outcome if litigation becomes necessary.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be writing in more detail about these on this blog over the next couple months.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.farellacoveragelaw.com\/2014\/08\/recent-developments-in-california-bad-faith-law-and-related-trends.html\">Recent Developments in California Bad Faith Law and Related Trends | Insurance Coverage Lawyer &#8211; Farella Braun + Martel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Gerking &#8211; Farella Braun &amp; Maretl LLP &#8211; August 6, 2014 On July 29, 2014, I spoke on a panel about recent developments in California bad faith law and related trends.\u00a0 My co-presenter was Robert K. 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