In a significant published opinion, the California Court of Appeal issued a favorable ruling for our client, who is represented by partner Terry Coleman. This ruling signifies a major victory for disability insurance policyholders throughout California. The appellate decision carries significant implications for policyholders, affording them greater protection and overturning prior court
Trial Attorney Terry Coleman Honored with SFTLA’s 2023 Civil Justice Award for Exposing NFL’s Mistreatment of Disabled Players
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (May 18, 2023)— Pillsbury & Coleman, LLP is thrilled to announce partner Terrence “Terry” Coleman received the prestigious 2023 Civil Justice Award from the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA) for his groundbreaking work on behalf of disabled NFL athletes. At the recent annual gala, Mr. Coleman accepted the
Pillsbury & Coleman is Awarded Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement
Pillsbury & Coleman was recently awarded the Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice by the American Antitrust Institute for its work in UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health, et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-14-538451. Richard Grossman of Pillsbury & Coleman served as lead counsel for
Plaintiff Magazine Published Terrence J. Coleman’s Article
Long-Term Care Insurance: Claims-handling Practices Used To Deny Claims Can Lead to Staggeringly High Punitive Damages For those who have practiced disability insurance litigation, the conduct of many long-term care insurance companies today is rather head-scratching. Did insurers really learn nothing from all the multi-million-dollar punitive damage awards from juries across the
P&C Case Highlighted in Law 360 Publication
Ex-NFL Player Owed Disability Benefits By Abby Wargo Law360 (June 2, 2022, 3:44 PM EDT) — A California federal judge found that the National Football League’s retirement board abused its discretion by denying a former San Diego Chargers player benefits for a spinal injury that permanently disabled him. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline
Daily Journal Profiles P&C’s Case Against Sutter Health and CLAY Award Winner Richard Grossmann
Click here to read the article: https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/366780-insurance-companies-can-t-look-away-when-customers-get-sued-lawyers-show-by-suing-and-settling-over-bad-faith-claim
Congratulations to P&C Attorney Richard L. Grossman as a CLAY Award Recipient!
The CLAY Awards acknowledge California lawyers “for achievements with a significant impact on public policy, the law, the profession, or a particular practice area.” CLAY Awards are regarded as among the most prestigious granted annually for practicing attorneys in California. Read Daily Journal’s Article on our case against Sutter Health: https://www.pillsburycoleman.com/daily-journal-profiles-pcs-case-against-sutter-health-and-clay-award-winner-richard-grossmann/ Clay Award
Philip Pillsbury: Out of order is how this insurance-bad-faith lawyer approaches trial
By Stephen Ellison Tradition and principles carry a lot of weight in the courtroom, but that doesn’t mean a lawyer has to approach every trial conventionally. Just ask Philip L Pillsbury Junior, founding partner with Pillsbury and Coleman LLP, whos formula for trials might catch people off-guard. “We bring a lot of
P&C Partner Terry Coleman Cited in Law360 Article: “NFL Disability Plan Flouted Court Order, Ex-Player’s Atty Says”
Law360, by Ryan Boysen Claiming he’d “never seen anything like it,” an attorney for an injured former NFL player told a California federal court Thursday that the league’s disability program flouted Ninth Circuit precedent and a federal judge’s earlier directive when it denied his client’s request for benefits in a shadowy “sham”
Pillsbury & Coleman delivers punishing hit to the NFL
Another key victory in NFL veteran’s bad faith lawsuit for disability denial The National Football League is a powerful opponent. Most plaintiffs get bulldozed when they line up against the NFL. So it was a huge win when a federal court ruled that the league had abused its discretion in denying the