May 24, 2022
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday denied a claims handler's petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc of a decision forcing the handler to reimburse its insurer for costs incurred in connection with an underlying suit over a mismanaged car crash claim.
April 15, 2022
A claims handler urged the Ninth Circuit to review a decision forcing it to reimburse its insurer for amounts paid to cover the handler in an underlying suit over a mismanaged car crash claim, saying rehearing is necessary to address a district judge's possible ethical breach that affected the ruling.
October 18, 2021
A claims handler urged the Ninth Circuit Monday to vacate an insurer's $5.5 million award to recoup defense costs in underlying litigation over a car crash, arguing that the insurer hired an incompetent attorney who pursued a "disastrous" defense strategy against professional negligence claims that resulted in an $18.5 million arbitration loss.