An Alameda County jury returned a verdict against Truck Insurance Exchange, one of the Farmers Group of Companies, finding that Farmers acted in bad faith in refusing to defend its insured in an underlying dog mauling lawsuit that resulted in a $10 million judgment ($12.5 million with interest) against its insured. Liang,

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

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

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

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

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

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

…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

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

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,