Control of the Defense When Insurer Has Issued an ROR: Insurer v. Policyholder Rights

Mr. Bertschi focuses his practice on insurance coverage, professional liability defense and data breach response. He represents insurance companies in litigating coverage disputes, including the institution of declaratory judgment actions and actions to rescind insurance policies, the defense of breach of contract actions and actions in which the insured alleges bad faith or extra-contractual damages, and actions between insurance companies to resolve allocation and relative priority issues. He also advises insurance companies on all aspects of the claims-resolution process, including the provision of coverage opinions, advice on the allocation of indemnity payments, strategies to minimize the risk of bad faith suits and suits to collect consent judgments, and advice as monitoring counsel.

Mr. Bruns practice areas include Construction, Commercial Litigation, Mechanic’s Lien and Bond Claims, Insurance Coverage Disputes Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation of Disputes, Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiation and Real Estate Litigation.

Mr. Edwards is a seasoned trial lawyer and insurance claim advocate who is co-chair of the firm’s Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice. He has helped a wide range of businesses and individuals obtain hundreds of millions of dollars of insurance proceeds in his career. Mr. Edwards has secured insurance coverage for lawsuits, construction defects, natural disasters, thefts and other types of losses.