Bad Faith & Insurance Coverage

Bad Faith & Insurance Coverage

Tyson & Mendes is experienced in representing primary insurers, excess insurers, life, health and disability insurers, reinsurers, and claims management organizations in the complete range of matters involving third and first party insurance and bad faith issues.  Our representation has encompassed a broad scope of issues, including those associated with asbestos, products, pollution, construction defects, advertising injury, commercial disputes, and rescission actions.

We provide our insurance clients with a full range of pre-litigation counseling services, including: evaluating the legal and factual bases for requests by policyholders or beneficiaries for insurance coverage or benefits, and responding to such requests; assessing and handling demands for Cumis counsel; providing formal written legal opinions as to the existence and scope of insurance coverage, if any; and advising clients on practical alternatives to litigation.

If litigation is necessary, we have substantial expertise in handling insurance litigation in state and federal courts across the nation.

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Tyson & Mendes Denver Team Wins Motion for Summary Judgment in Bad Faith Case: Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Seneca Insurance

March 27, 2023 2:44pm

DENVER (March. 27, 2023) – The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Seneca Insurance following the appeal of a motion for summary judgment in a bad faith case involving construction defect (Mojo Properties, LLC v. Seneca Insurance)...

New Nevada Law Scorches Insurers – No More “Burning Limits” Policies

Author: Ty M. Maynarich | September 11, 2023 2:38pm

As insurers pull out of Florida amid market volatility, Nevada recently became the first state to prohibit insurers from issuing or renewing liability insurance policies with “eroding limits” provisions. Eroding limits policies are those in which amounts paid by an insurer to defend a..

A Wager with Death – Arizona Supreme Court Says Policy to Remain Valid Despite Beneficiary Betting on Decedent’s Death

Author: Leslie Harrach | September 11, 2023 1:09pm

This article serves as a follow-up to the April 2023 article, “Feeling Conflicted: Arizona Supreme Court to Resolve Conflict in Laws Affecting Enforceability of Life Insurance Policies.” Since publication, the Arizona Supreme Court made its final decision on the question of whether...

Attorneys Fight Back Against Unjust Legislation in New Mexico

Author: Shawn S. Cummings | May 9, 2023 9:38am

On March 24, 2023, a New Mexico committee proposed significant changes for the jury instructions on bad faith. These proposed changes attempt to drastically alter the existing instructions provided to a jury tasked with deciding claims of bad faith against an insurance company...

Feeling Conflicted: Arizona Supreme Court to Resolve Conflict in Laws Affecting Enforceability of Life Insurance Policies

Author: Leslie Harrach | April 10, 2023 9:31am

The Arizona Supreme Court is taking up an issue that has not had consensus among the states that have considered it. The Court’s impending decision will resolve a conflict between two laws affecting cases where the enforceability of life insurance...

California Federal Court Maintains Broad Duty of Insurer to Defend

Author: Samuel Frasher | March 3, 2023 12:11pm

A California federal court has held that the potential for coverage underlying lawsuits arising from the September 2020 Bobcat Wildfire “is clear” and requires Greenwich Insurance Company to defend Southern California Edison Co. as an additional insured...

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Bad Faith During COVID-19 & Beyond

December 9, 2022 10:32am

Over the past 17 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created significant uncertainty regarding insurance coverage and numerous pitfalls for insurance carriers in bad faith cases. As we move into the second half of 2021, the pitfalls still exist despite restrictions being eased and life returning to normal for some. This webinar will guide attorneys and insurance professionals on how to weather the storm and avoid bad faith lawsuits.