Hotly Contested Issues in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
December 2015
Hotly Contested Issues in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Books in Action
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
Highlights of the Seminar:
This seminar is an intermediate to advanced seminar focusing on recent developments and hotly contested issues in the law of insurance bad faith. The faculty will provide insights into how to prosecute and defend against insurance bad faith issues.
Every attendee receives a copy of the newly released Edition of Colorado Law of Insurance Bad Faith by Gregory R. Giometti!
Agenda:
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 10:20 a.m.
Recent Developments in Bad Faith Law
Presented by Gregory Giometti
10:20 – 10:30 a.m.
Networking Break
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Hotly Contested Issues in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation – Part One
- "Setting Up" a bad faith claim: Are "set up" letters admissible; By trying to "set up" a bad faith claim does the insured breach the duty to cooperate; Does engaging in a battle of letters inject counsel into the case as witnesses?
- Invalidation of exhaustion clauses in UIM coverage by Tubbs v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, --- P.3d --- (Colo.App. 2015), 2015 WL 2405416. Evaluating and handling a UIM case in the absence of an enforceable exhaustion clause.
- Fisher v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., --- P.3d --- (Colo.App. 2015), 2015 WL 2198515. Does a UM/UIM carrier have an obligation to pay benefits on a piecemeal basis?
- Rise and fall of the "fairly debatable" standard
Presented by Gregory Giometti (Moderator), Michael Rosenberg (Plaintiff’s Perspective) and Jon Sands (Defendant’s Perspective)
11:45 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch Break (On Your Own)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Hotly Contested Issues in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation – Part Two
- Bad faith litigation arising out of disputed property damage claims
- Role of public adjusters in disputed claims
- Use and abuse of the appraisal process
- Is the appraisal process subject to the Uniform Arbitration Act?
- Grounds for invalidating appraisal awards
Presented by Gregory Giometti (Moderator), Michael Rosenberg (Plaintiff’s Perspective) and Jon Sands (Defendant’s Perspective)
3:00 p.m.
Adjourn
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 | $309.00 |
| CBA Member | $289.00 |
| CBA Litigation Section Member | $249.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Member | $144.50 |
| CLEACCESSPASS--CLE ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
- Ethics Credits: 0.00
- EDI Credits:
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