California Insurance Bad Faith Law
"Policyholders have faced insurmountable odds when challenging their insurance carriers. … Jury verdicts help equalize power between the large insurance company, with its unlimited funds and heavily staffed legal department, and the individual consumer."
Attorney William Shernoff, Payment Refused
California Insurance Claims Policyholder Plaintiff Attorneys
When an insurance company doesn't honor its commitments to its policyholders, it is said to be acting in bad faith.
The legal precedent for bad faith insurance law was set in 1979 in the case of Egan v. Mutual of Omaha. Our founder, William Shernoff, argued that insurance companies have a trust relationship with their policyholders and should be liable for punitive damages when they break that trust by unreasonably denying insurance claims. The Supreme Court of California agreed and wrote in its decision:
"An insurer cannot reasonably and in good faith deny payments to its insureds without thoroughly investigating the foundation of its denial."
When payment of legitimate insurance claims is delayed or denied, the attorneys of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP will stand up for the legal rights of policyholders by pursuing insurance coverage dispute litigation.
We are the nation's leading insurance bad faith law firm.
We have an impressive record of success in all types of bad faith insurance claim litigation, including:
- Business Interruption Claims Denial
- Blue Cross / Blue Shield Medical Insurance Rescission
- Commercial / Business Insurance Claims Denial
- Disability Insurance Claims Denial
- Excess Verdict
- Health Insurance Claims Denial
- Homeowner's Insurance Claims Denial
- Insurance Broker Negligence
- Life Insurance Claims Denial
- Long-term Care Insurance Denial
- Senior Annuities Fraud
- Unfair Business Practices
If you are struggling with your insurance company over unpaid insurance claims, or if your insurer unreasonably denied payment or delayed payment, then contact the insurance claims policyholder plaintiff's attorneys of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley LLP for a free consultation.
