Cutting Edge Issues in Colorado Insurance Bad Faith Law
December 2009
Cutting Edge Issues in Colorado Insurance Bad Faith Law
ProgramHighlights
What You Will Learn:
- How to evaluate the reasonableness of the insurer's conduct.
- How to prove bad faith claims.
- How to successfully defend against bad faith claims.
- How to properly use expert testimony in bad faith litigation.
- What are Bashor agreements?
- What are consent judgments and assignments?
- Enforcement of consent judgments and assignments in a variety of contexts.
Who Should Attend:
- Attorneys practicing in the areas of insurance, bodily injury, and construction litigation
- Insurance professionals, including claims adjusters, claim managers, and senior management
- Mediators and judges
Program Description
This program is an intermediate to advanced seminar focusing on cutting edge issues in the law of insurance bad faith. The purpose of this program is to provide attendees with in-depth educational information about hotly contested issues in the area of insurance bad faith litigation. The program will provide many new insights into how to successfully prosecute and defend against insurance bad faith claims. The program will introduce Gregory Giometti's updated book, Colorado Law of Insurance Bad Faith (3rd Ed. 2009).
About the Book
For more more information on the Colorado Law of Insurance Bad Faith (3rd Ed. 2009) publication click on the following link. http://www.cobar.org/cle/item.cfm?productid=TIPIBF09
Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 am
Programming
10:00 - 10:10 am
Networking Break
10:10 - 11:45
Programming
11:45 - 12:30 pm
Lunch Break (lunch provided)
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Programming
1:30 pm
Adjourn
Program Topics
The Emergence of the “Fairly Debatable” Standard
- How to measure the reasonableness of the insurer's conduct?
- Evolution of the “fairly debatable” standard in Colorado.
- The “fairly debatable” standard as applied in other jurisdictions.
- Can the “fairly debatable” standard be applied as a matter of law?
Hotly Contested Issues in Bad Faith Litigation
- Admissibility of evidence of the insurer's post-litigation conduct.
- Admissibility of evidence of the insurer's litigation tactics to prove bad faith.
- Necessity of expert testimony to prove violation of industry standards.
- Scope of permissible expert testimony.
Consent Judgments and Assignment of Bad Faith Claims
- Bashor agreements.
- Pre-judgment Bashor agreements - Consent judgments and assignments.
- Enforcement of consent judgment where insurer fails to defend.
- Enforcement of consent judgment where insurer defends under ROR or files a DJA.
- Enforcement of consent judgment where insurer defends without reservation.
- Public policy issues.
- Rule adopted in Colorado in Ross v. Old Republic, Nunn v. Mid-Century, and Hamilton v. Maryland Casualty
Faculty
Greg Giometti
Gregory R. Giometti & Associates
Denver CO
Bruce Kaye
Kaye & Bush LLC
Denver CO
Robert Zupkus
Zupkus & Angell PC
Denver CO
Video Replays: January 22, 2010
Denver: CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Grand Junction: 1250 East Sherwood Drive
Colorado Springs: 421 South Tejon Street, Suite 100
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $259.00 |
| CBA | $229.00 |
| LITIG | $199.00 |
| CBA | $159.00 |
| New Lawyer | $159.00 |
- General Credits: 5.00
- Ethics Credits:
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