Insurance
Feb. 2, 2008
Through the Wringer
Insurance policyholders should take stock of their options for bad-faith recovery from providers.
Rex Heeseman
JAMS
555 W 5th St Fl 32
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1055
Phone: (213) 253-9772
Fax: (213) 620-0100
Email: rheeseman@jamsdar.com
Stanford Univ Law School
Rex Heeseman retired from the Los Angeles Count Superior Court bench in 2014. He is at JAMS, Los Angeles. Besides speaking at various MCLE programs, he co-authors The Rutter Group's practice guide on "Insurance Litigation." From 2002 to 2015, he was an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School.
By Rex Heeseman
This article appears on Page 7.
In Wilson v. 21st Century Ins. Co., 42 Cal.4th 713 (Nov. 29, 2007), the California Supreme Court reversed the granting of the insurer's motion for summary judgment. According to the five-justice majority, "21st Century rejected the claim on the asserted ground that [its policyholder] had suffered only soft tissue injuries in the collision and had 'preexisting'...
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