Representing Policyholders in Insurance Bad Faith Claims
We purchase insurance for protection in the event of catastrophes like fires, natural disasters, auto accidents, disabling injuries and other tragedies. When the unthinkable happens, sometimes the only consolation is that you've got insurance to cover the damages.
If you relied on your insurance company to compensate you after injury, but it failed you when you needed it most, you may be the victim of insurance bad faith.
The attorneys of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, represent individual and business clients whose insurance companies failed to provide the coverage or defense specified in their insurance policies. We have won multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for victims of insurance bad faith, including cases involving:
- Failure to indemnify, or pay valid insurance claims
- Failure to defend against lawsuits
- Failure to settle within policy limits
- Insurance agent or broker negligence
Our experienced trial attorneys have prevailed in cases involving life insurance, homeowners insurance and general commercial liability insurance. We have achieved numerous multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for doctors, lawyers and other professionals who were wrongfully denied the benefits of their private disability insurance policies.
Punitive Damages for Insurance Bad Faith
An insurance policy is a contract between the insured and the insurer. Insurance bad faith is a breach of that contract. Victims of insurance bad faith may take legal action to recover compensatory damages as well as punitive damages, those meant to punish or make an example of the insurer.
In order to enhance their profits, insurance companies are motivated to pay policyholders as little as possible. All too frequently, however, they go too far.
If you are seeking effective legal representation in a potential insurance bad faith claim, contact Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP. From our offices in Santa Monica, we represent clients in the Los Angeles area and throughout Southern California and the entire state. We also consult with attorneys and clients nationwide.