The Golden State Warriors’ Kristaps Porzingis Has Been Diagnosed With POTS In a recent article from SFGate, we learned that the Golden State Warriors acquired Kristaps Porzingis, a 30-year-old center and forward who revealed that he has been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). As the article explains, it is rather
Pillsbury & Coleman Secures Funds To Rebuild Client’s Home
Managing partner Ryan Opgenorth successfully represented a homeowner to recover the benefits of his homeowners insurance policy following a tree fall that decimated his home. The insurance carrier grossly underestimated the repair costs relying on estimates from third parties who either have never built a home or did not work in the
Pillsbury & Coleman Wins for a Disabled Attorney
In a long-term disability insurance case against Unum Life Insurance Company of America, Azin Jalali of Pillsbury and Coleman successfully secured insurance benefits for a Big Law partner and litigator who is no longer able to meet the demands of her occupation. The insured suffers from debilitating migraines, vestibular migraines, visual snow
Pillsbury & Coleman Overcomes ERISA Preemption in Koo v. Unum
In this case for disability insurance benefits, Unum Group and Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company attempted to evade our client’s state law claims for breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing by asserting that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) preempted
Previously Confidential Documents Evidencing Farmers Insurance’s Institutional Bad Faith Are Now Publicly Available
Our case of Y.L. et al., v. Truck Insurance Exchange, et al., Case No. 24 CV063297, went to jury trial in Alameda County Superior Court in November 2025. The jury found that Truck Insurance Exchange, a member of the massive Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, acted in bad faith when it refused
Farmers’ Insurance Expert’s Claims-Handling Presentation Blames Black Lives Matter For Large Verdicts
Trial is scheduled to begin on November 10, 2025, in Alameda Superior Court in Y.L. et al., v. Truck Insurance Exchange, et al., Case No. 24 CV063297. Pillsbury & Coleman filed the lawsuit in February 2024, alleging that Truck Insurance Exchange, a member of the massive Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, wrongfully
P&C Obtains Court Rulings That Pave Way For Upcoming Punitive Damages Trial Against Farmers Insurance
…And The Ability To Finally Obtain Justice For Child Mauled By Pitbull Trial is scheduled to begin on November 10, 2025, in Alameda Superior Court in Y.L. et al., v. Truck Insurance Exchange, et al., Case No. 24 CV063297. Pillsbury & Coleman filed the lawsuit in February 2024, alleging that Truck Insurance
P&C Files Cyber Insurance Bad Faith Action
Pillsbury & Coleman LLP recently filed a cyber insurance bad faith action on behalf of its client, Roblox Corporation, against insurance carrier Arch Specialty Insurance Company. The complaint seeks to recover unpaid business interruption losses from Arch resulting from a cyber event that interrupted Roblox’s online social gaming platform for more than
The Growing Importance of Cyber Insurance in a Digital World
Pillsbury & Coleman managing partner Ryan Opgenorth recently secured coverage for a technology company in a dispute over the development of a customized digital platform for processing healthcare claims. The insured faced allegations that the platform failed to perform as advertised and that it resulted in over $150,000,000 in overpayments, lost profits,
Turley v. Prudential Insurance Company, San Francisco County Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-587222
In this matter, we represented an 86-year-old who was repeatedly denied long- term care benefits by Prudential Insurance Company and its third-party administrator, CHCS Services. Mrs. Turley began residing in an assisted living facility after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and had a documented history of wandering, getting lost, forgetting to eat,