March 02, 2020
A California federal judge has granted attorney fees to Allstate after opposing counsel sent threatening, profanity-laced emails in an insurance coverage dispute to lawyers with Sheppard Mullin and to witnesses, but not nearly as much as the "sharp increase" from the carrier's initial request.
January 17, 2020
Allstate doubled down Friday in its bid for sanctions against a Culver City, California, attorney who sent threatening, profanity-laced emails to the insurer's counsel during a coverage dispute, saying the lawyer still hadn't apologized for his behavior even as the case neared settlement.
January 15, 2020
A Culver City, California, attorney who sent threatening, profanity-laced emails to Allstate's counsel during an insurance coverage suit has reiterated his apologies to the court and told the court that Allstate has submitted an inflated cost and fees estimate in its sanctions request, calling the motion "excessive and unnecessary."
December 16, 2019
A California federal judge laid into a Culver City attorney in court Monday and said the lawyer should be kicked out of the profession for sending opposing counsel profanity-laced, threatening emails demanding Allstate settle an insurance coverage suit.