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,

Maramonte v. Unum Group, Unum Life Insurance Company of America, San Francisco County Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-604671

This was an insurance bad faith action arising from Unum’s denial of long-term care benefits. Our client was 86 years old and had been diagnosed with a host of serious and debilitating conditions, including major neurocognitive disorder (dementia), colon cancer, major depression, and severe malnutrition. Mrs. Maramonte had purchased a long-term care

Protecting Clients From Verdicts In Excess Of Their Policy Limits

One of the more challenging aspects of a personal injury action is the interaction between the  insured defendant and their insurance carriers. In a recent matter, Blake Williams of Pillsbury & Coleman represented a client who was in a car accident that severely injured a passenger. Following the accident, the passenger informed

Pillsbury & Coleman Secures Long-Term Care Benefits For Injured Worker

Our client was a technology support analyst who purchased a life insurance policy with a long-term care rider through her prior employer, the local sheriff’s department. She suffered work-related injuries to her neck, shoulders, and hands, and had also undergone multiple foot surgeries. The insurance carrier, Combined, a Chubb company, initially approved