Insurance
Oct. 25, 2012
9th Circuit's reversal of itself leaves insurance bar feeling dizzy
After a series of conflicting 9th Circuit decisions, one certainly could excuse the plaintiffs' and civil defense bars for feeling a bit of whiplash regarding an important federal lawsuit involving bad-faith insurance law.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Neither plaintiffs' nor civil defense lawyers can be blamed for feeling a bit of whiplash this month after an insurance case's herky-jerky path through the federal courts finally came to an apparent end. At trial, it looked like a straightforward defense win, with jurors returning a verdict in only 28 minutes. But on appeal - decided without oral argument - the case transformed into an overwhelming victory...
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