The issue of how an insurer handles a claim or a request for coverage has become as important as the threshold issue of whether there is coverage at all. While most insurance litigation concerns issues of contract law, insurers often face claims in tort or under statutes alleging bad faith — either in interpreting the insurance contract or in the manner the claim was handled.
The attorneys at Goldberg Segalla believe that defending such a claim requires proactive management from day one. We practice early motion practice to dismiss bad faith and extracontractual claims at the onset of litigation, thereby ensuring the proper confines of discovery. At the onset, we identify and interview key employees, assess all documentation, and involve necessary experts.
Our practice includes one of the foremost bad faith expert witnesses. Thomas F. Segalla, editor of Couch on Insurance, has testified in more than 40 different jurisdictions as an expert witness on bad faith. Some of our recent matters include: