California Bad Faith Insurance Attorneys

Masry & Vititoe prides itself with trial lawyers who focus on swift and just resolution to insurance claim disputes, whether through negotiation or by trial.

Our litigation teams provide dedicated and thorough investigative legal services for almost every insurance-related issue and across multiple practice areas. Our lawyers handle matters at every level of the state and federal court systems as well as arbitrations, mediations, and pre-litigation negotiations.

Masry & Vititoe's litigation practice encompasses tort and contract actions, intellectual property disputes, entertainment cases, professional liability claims, complex real estate disputes, class actions, professional misconduct and insurance bad faith.

Consumers and businesses alike are commonly mistreated by insurance carriers. Insurance policies are intentionally confusing and ambiguous, giving the insurance companies the edge over consumers and businesses. Under the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, implied in all insurance contracts, this mistreatment or fraud is termed "bad faith". Bad faith is when the insurance company does not abide by the terms and conditions of the insured's policy and willfully refuses to pay a legitimate claim for damages.

Some examples Insurance Bad Faith include:

• Denial of insurance benefits due under a policy;
• An unreasonable delay in payment of benefits due;
• An unreasonably low offer to compensate justified damages;
• Non-disclosure of policy benefits to the insured;
• Failure to promptly investigate or failure to properly investigate a claim.

All of the above actions by an insurance company, and more, are considered fraud or "bad faith".

Our litigation teams are committed to providing our clients with innovative legal services across multiple practice areas. All of our talented and knowledgeable insurance fraud attorneys, researchers, and support staff at Masry & Vititoe work together to provide our clients with the best possible representation. Our staff has extensive experience and expertise in many areas such as severe personal injuries including brain injuries, environmental law, civil law, complex business litigation and bad faith insurance law.

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