Our California Insurance, Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Litigators Are Changing Bad Laws

WITHOUT THE EFFORTS OF SBE attorneys and support staff, both in the courtroom and in the legislature, consumers would not enjoy the rights they do today.

From William Shernoff's settlements with European insurers over Holocaust-era life insurance claims to Mike Bidart's groundbreaking victories over HMOs to incessant, reform-minded litigation against disability carriers, the legal accomplishments of SBE are second to none in defining and applying bad faith insurance law.

We invite you to use the menu below to browse through some of our most important, impactful and intriguing cases – cases that have changed our legal system and our society for the better.

LANDMARK DECISIONS

• Holocaust-era Insurance
• The Largest HMO Verdict
• Insurance and Unfair Business Practices
• The First Bad Faith Case

STANDOUT CASES

• Representing American Samoa
• Breast Cancer Coverage
• Northridge Earthquake
• Federal Ruling for Bad Faith
• Battling In-House Doctors
• From $48 to $4 Million
• Tragedy Begets Safety

HMO CASE STUDIES

• Persistence Wins Out
• Trading Medicare for HMO

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