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Civil Litigation,
Insurance

Oct. 31, 2019

Are Cumis counsel disputes with insurers subject to anti-SLAPP?

A recent appellate rulings considers the question.

Stephen L. Raucher

Partner
Reuben Raucher & Blum

Email: sraucher@rrbattorneys.com

Stephen practices complex business litigation, with an emphasis on representing policyholders in insurance disputes.

Is a policyholder's breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit against its insurer for failure to provide independent "Cumis counsel" subject to the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute? In Miller Marital Deduction Trust v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., 2019 DJDAR 9966 (Oct. 21, ...

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