Insurance,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 14, 2015
Curb your Cumis counsel
This week, the state high court said that an insurance company can sue independent counsel directly for reimbursement of "unreasonable and unnecessary charges."
Stephen L. Raucher
Partner
Reuben Raucher & Blum
Email: sraucher@rrbattorneys.com
Stephen practices complex business litigation, with an emphasis on representing policyholders in insurance disputes.
In a decision that may strike fear into the hearts of lawyers representing policyholder clients as independent counsel, the California Supreme Court recently ruled in Hartford Casualty Insurance Company v. J.R. Marketing LLC, 2015 DJDAR 9111 (Aug. 10, 2015), that an insurance company can sue independent counsel directly for reimbursement of "unreasonable and unnecessary charges."
At first blush, J.R. Marketing seems to raise a new...
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