Insurance
Jul. 15, 2015
Do you know if insurance covers employment claims?
Because of a limitation upon or a complete lack of employment coverage in many policies, some insurers offer liability insurance specifically designed for employment-related claims.
Rex Heeseman
JAMS
555 W 5th St Fl 32
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1055
Phone: (213) 253-9772
Fax: (213) 620-0100
Email: rheeseman@jamsdar.com
Stanford Univ Law School
Rex Heeseman retired from the Los Angeles Count Superior Court bench in 2014. He is at JAMS, Los Angeles. Besides speaking at various MCLE programs, he co-authors The Rutter Group's practice guide on "Insurance Litigation." From 2002 to 2015, he was an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School.
Insurance issues may be key in resolving employment claims. Assuming the presence of some insurance, from the claim's inception counsel should be cognizant of the existence of a "potential for coverage" and therefore a duty to defend; if extant, such coverage will pay for most (if not all) of the attorney fees and costs for the employer defendant as well as, perhaps, certain other defendants (e.g., a sued supervisor). Similarly, counsel later nee...
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