Category: Bad Faith Insurance

It is not uncommon for there to be a dispute surrounding a workers’ compensation claim. In some cases, this dispute happens between the injured worker and their employer or the injured worker and the insurance company. As a result of the disputes, you may need to undergo an independent medical exam (IME). Here, we want… read more

All insurance carriers, including workers’ compensation insurance carriers, are required to operate in good faith and fair dealing with claimants. What this means is that they are required to investigate every claim and pay entitled benefits to the claimant if the claim is legitimate. However, there are times when insurance carriers do not operate in… read more

Insurance companies do not want to pay out money for claims. However, laws in California require insurance carriers to uphold their end of a contract, which means paying valid claims in a timely manner. If an insurance carrier denies a claim when they otherwise should not, they may be doing so in bad faith. Here,… read more

Most insurance companies operate professionally and with honesty and integrity. Still, there are exceptions, as evidenced by the number of bad faith insurance claims filed each year in courts around the country. Insurers owe their policyholders a duty of good faith—policyholders have every right to believe (and demand) that their insurance companies treat them fairly… read more

California courts can award plaintiffs punitive damages in cases where insurance companies found to have acted in bad faith are also shown to have done so with malicious, fraudulent, or oppressive intent. When a bad faith claim rises to this level, punitive damages may be assessed as a way of (1) punishing the insurer for… read more