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Law Practice

Aug. 17, 2010

Rare Insurance Trial Ends Quickly

After only 28 minutes of deliberations, a Los Angeles federal jury last week returned a complete defense verdict in a $5 million lawsuit against Deerbrook Insurance Co.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

After only 28 minutes of deliberations, a Los Angeles federal jury last week returned a complete defense verdict in a $5 million lawsuit against Deerbrook Insurance Co. The plaintiff, Yan Fang Du, suffered a brain injury in a 2005 auto accident by one of Deerbrook's customers, claimed Deerbrook had unreasonably refused to settle her claim against the insured for the $100,000 policy limits. The ...

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