Note: This course has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
Disputed insurance claims are often complex, and can vary greatly from case to case.
This seminar is designed to give you the tools to understand the variety of claims, accurately assess coverage and solve any conflicts that arise during litigation.
Our experienced attorneys will help advise you on the ability to identify areas of coverage disputes, recognize when an insurer is negotiating in bad faith and identify the possible remedies.
They will also help you learn the settlement process, and expertly handle a trial if settlement efforts have been exhausted.
The following Key topics will be discussed:
- First- and Third-Party Coverage
- Insured's Rights and Protections
- Coverage for Cyberspace and Computer Liabilities
- Pre-Litigation Options
- Filing a Dispositive Motion
- Containing a Punitive Damage Judgment
- Common Law vs. Statutory Bad Faith
- Defending Bad Faith Suits
12:45 – 01:15 |
Registration |
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01:15 – 02:00 |
Common Coverage Disputes |
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02:00 – 03:00 |
Coverage Under a Contract |
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03:00 – 03:15 |
Break |
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03:15 – 04:15 |
Litigating a Claim |
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04:15 – 05:00 |
Bad Faith Litigation |
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Attorney Craig G. Kline
Morris Polich & Purdy L.L.P. – Riverside, CA
Craig G. Kline focuses his practice on all aspects of insurance including Bad Faith Defense, Environmental Defense, Property, Excess, Contingency, Errors and Omissions Defense, Commercial Property, Regulatory Matters, Litigation and Reinsurance. He has extensive experience in first party insurance and has served as reinsurance consultant and expert. He has represented international companies on matters arising in California as well as the London Market on first-party claims and litigation defense. Mr. Kline also has represented professionals, including attorneys, accountants, insurance agents and brokers, and has represented insurers, acting as monitoring coverage counsel in numerous construction cases. In addition, he advises clients on insurance regulatory matters.
Education
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law
M.Litt, Wadham College, University of Oxford
A.M., University of Pennsylvania, History, cum laude with honors
A.B., University of Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States District Court for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California
Bar Admissions
California, 1979
Professional Memberships and Activities
State Bar of California
American Bar Association - Litigation Section and Reinsurance Subcommittee Tort and Insurance Practice Section
Speeches and Publications
"Discovery and Confidential Insurance Settlement Agreements," ABA Section of Litigation's Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, March 5, 2011
Co-Chair at Mealey's Bad Faith Conference in Philadelphia for two consecutive years (2005 – 2006)
Featured speaker before British Insurance Law Association on subject of non-asbestos mass torts, February 2004
“A Select Survey of Legal Issues of First-Party Policies for the Insurance Professional Doing Business in the United States,” North American Contingency Association, April 19, 2002
“Recent Developments in U.S. Environmental Litigation,” 1998
“Commutation Prospects on American Business: The Advantage of Being an Informed Reinsurer,” 1998
“Recent U.S. Direct Insurance and Reinsurance Legal Decisions: Their Impact on Europe,” 1997
“General Liability Insurance Coverage Issues in California Construction Defect Cases,” 1997
Live CLE • Insurance Coverage Litigation
March 6, 2012 • Riverside, CA
Total CA CLE credits: 3 hours
This course has been approved by the State Bar of California.
The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa
3649 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, California 92501
Note: Parking is on your own.
Start 01:15 PM – Finish 05:00 PM
$200 First Registrant
Add Associate $100 dollars*
Add Paralegal $100 dollars*
$125 Young Lawyers – Under 4 years acceptance to the Bar.**
*Young Lawyers with under 4 years acceptance to the Bar may use the coupon code YL75 to receive the $75 discount when checking out.
**Discounts can not be combined.
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