OBTAINED FULL DEFENSE AND INDEMNITY FROM RECALCITRANT INSURER

In 2025, our firm defended a construction company in a substantial commercial litigation after its insurer had refused to provide a defense or pay for any possible liability. We successfully challenged the insurer’s refusal to defend or indemnify our client. In response, the insurer fully paid for our client’s defense, reimbursed our client for our fees, hired its own counsel to defend our client, and paid us to continue to act as our client’s independent counsel (Cumis counsel). In the case itself, we developed strong defenses, then negotiated a confidential settlement agreement with the other parties. Under this agreement, our client’s insurer paid a tiny part of a much larger settlement, which was largely borne by the other defendants. In all, our client paid only its insurance deductible, and its insurer paid a small part of a large settlement sum. This matter was an unqualified success for our client.