Insurance Claims and Bad Faith Claims

Insurance Defense and Insurance Coverage Attorney

Insurance coverage and bad faith claims • Policyholder defense

At Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP, we are able to efficiently handle the most complex and substantial insurance coverage and bad faith litigation matters, as well as more routine matters on a cost-effective basis. We are experienced at helping insurance companies protect their rights in an insurance claims disputes. We often defend policyholders under liability policies as assigned defense counsel. While we are frequently successful in helping our clients avoid litigation, when litigation is inevitable, our litigation attorneys are ready to assist.

We handle all types of insurance-industry related controversies and litigation, and our attorneys are able to efficiently handle the most complex and substantial insurance coverage and bad faith litigation matters, as well as more routine matters on a cost-effective basis.

Contact our insurance defense and insurance coverage attorneys today for more information.

We are experienced in all of the following insurance coverage disputes:

Insurance Coverage

Examples of the types of matters our insurance coverage attorneys have handled include:

• Coverage litigation with respect to an insurer's Duty to Defend and Duty to Indemnify
  
  
• Coordinating coverage counsel for recurring national and regional litigation
  
  
• Duty of good faith and fair dealing, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and Insurance Code litigation
  
  
• Effectively dealing with Stowers settlement demands.
• Environmental coverage litigation
  
  
• Auto, property and casualty coverage litigation
  
  
• Apportionment/Contribution amongst carriers in multi-insurer litigation
  
  
• Disputes between excess/umbrella carriers and primary carriers/self insureds
  
  
• Interpleader actions in connection with multiple claimants and limited available insurance
  
  
• Attacking "sweetheart" judgments entered into by insureds following a denial of coverage
  
  
• Coverage opinions
  
  
• Reservation of rights letters and non-waiver agreements
  
  
• Errors and omissions coverage litigation
  
  
• Directors and officers coverage litigation
  
  
• Health insurance/ERISA litigation
  
  
• Fidelity bond litigation
  
  
• Insurance rescission litigation
  
  
• Reinsurance arbitration and litigation
  
  
• Insurance carrier insolvency matters
  
  
• Aviation insurance coverage litigation
  
  
• Defending policyholder class action litigation
  
  
• Responding to civil investigative demands served on insurers by state regulators
  
  
• Dealing with "open records" requests
  
  
• Counseling insurers and agents on compliance issues raised by the Texas Department of Insurance
  
  
• Representing insurers in statewide class action lawsuits filed by policyholder representatives
  
  
• Overseeing and constructing internal compliance audit programs, procedures and data collection
  
  
• Premium finance disputes and premium collection lawsuits
  
  
• Litigation involving insurance agents and counseling regarding disputes between insurers and insurance agencies
  
  
• Insurance insolvencies and receiverships

Defense of policyholders under liability policies
At Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP, our insurance practice is broad. In addition to our representation of insurers in insurance coverage matters, we also defend policyholders (as counsel assigned by the insurer) when the policyholders are sued and the claims are covered by liability insurance. We have represented insureds in products liability, premises, auto, fire, explosion, collapse and wrongful death cases. We have represented clients in multidistrict litigation.

Policyholder protection
A denied insurance claim can be extremely frustrating and stressful. You may have been dependent on a life insurance, automobile insurance, homeowner's insurance policy or professional liability insurance only to have your claim denied If you feel that your insurance claim was improperly denied, contact our offices.

The results obtained depend on the specific factual and legal circumstances of each case. Each lawsuit and claim is different and not all are successful.

For more information or to speak with an experienced Dallas, Texas, insurance lawyer, contact Kleiman Lawrence Baskind Fitzgerald LLP.