In this case, we filed a breach of contract and bad faith action against Federated Mutual Insurance Company to recover an underlying $16.9 million judgment entered against Federated’s additional insured A.W. Miller Enterprises after Federated refused to provide A.W. Miller a defense against two lawsuits resulting from a catastrophic jobsite injury. In

Pillsbury & Coleman was contacted by attorneys at the firm of Rouda, Feder, Tietjen & McGuinn to evaluate a coverage denial in a catastrophic personal injury action it had filed for one of its clients.  The client suffered a severe brain injury when a tree limb fell on him while he was

When plaintiffs’ counsel is presented with a challenging coverage issue, they rely on Pillsbury & Coleman, LLP to provide clear advice on how to resolve the matter.  In Quilici v. Pelosi, plaintiff’s counsel was presented with just that kind of issue when an insurance carrier denied coverage in an automobile wrongful death

On the heels of Pillsbury & Coleman LLP’s landmark $575,000,000 settlement with Sutter Health, which included a 10-year injunction against anti-competitive practices, new research from University of Southern California health economists has found evidence that Sutter Health began implementing alleged anticompetitive contracting practices in the early 2000’s that resulted in prices 30%

Pillsbury & Coleman partner Ryan Opgenorth and his team successfully compelled insurance carrier Great American to defend its non-profit insured Norcal Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing in an action pending in Sacramento County Superior Court.  The defense was owed under a Directors & Officers Liability Policy that required claims

Pillsbury & Coleman partner Terry Coleman and his team obtained a confidential settlement for Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Federated Mutual Insurance Company in San Francisco County Superior Court.  In Matthew Howard, et. al v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company, et. al, Plaintiffs filed a breach of contract and bad faith action

Pillsbury & Coleman partner Terry Coleman and his team obtained a confidential settlement for Plaintiff Dr. Maywell Inong, DDS, in a lawsuit filed against Protective Life Insurance Company.  Plaintiff became totally disabled from her occupation as a dentist as a result of bilateral thoracic outlet syndrome, which caused pain and weakness in

P&C attorney William A. Foster published and article in Plaintiff magazine: “Degrees Of Privacy In Federal Court: The three-way split on protection for mental-health-counseling records” by Bill Foster Some of the most contentious discovery disputes center on access to a plaintiff’s mental-health treatment records. Defense counsel regularly claim that an allegation of

For immediate release: Contact Carol Montoya [email protected] – (703) 683-5561 Ryan H. Opgenorth Admitted to American College of Coverage Counsel Ryan H. Opgenorth, Partner at Pillsbury & Coleman LLP, has become a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC), the preeminent association who represent the interests of insurers and policyholders

Pillsbury & Coleman partner Ryan Opgenorth and his team successfully compelled insurance carrier Great American to defend its non-profit insured Norcal Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing in an action pending in Sacramento County Superior Court.  The defense was owed under a Directors & Officers Liability Policy that required claims