Perspective
Jan. 6, 2012
Ruling takes insurers to task for untimely responses
Insurers learn a costly lesson about responding to tendered claims. By Valentine S. Hoy and Timothy M. Hutter of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
On Nov. 17, insurers were taught another costly lesson about the importance of promptly responding to tendered claims from their insureds. In Janopaul + Block Cos. LLC v. Superior Court (St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.), 2011 DJDAR 16685, the 4th District Court of Appeal wrestled with an issue relating to insurance bad faith suits - one that is all too familiar in today's legal landscape.
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