Woodland Hills, California Insurance and Bad Faith Disputes
When you submit a claim under an insurance policy, the last thing you need is for the insurer to delay or even deny that it owes you the policy proceeds. If your insurer stalls in paying your claim or pays less than full value, contact James W. Denison, Attorney at Law. An insurer generally owes policyholders a duty of good faith and fair dealing. In the courts, an insurer that is found to have violated that duty may even be required to pay a judgment that far exceeds the policy's limits in a bad faith lawsuit.
Mr. Denison has significant experience in the litigation of insurance disputes and bad faith cases from both sides, on behalf of insurers as well as policyholders. Mr. Denison will help you evaluate your claim, your chances of success, and give you an edge against your insurer.
Contact James W. Denison, Attorney at Law, for an initial consultation and case evaluation on your insurance coverage dispute.
James W. Denison is committed to asserting the rights of policyholders who have been denied benefits for their claims. He has significant experience representing:
- Businesses with general insurance policies for liability and damage to property
- Homeowners with fire damage or another type of natural disaster
- Healthcare consumers with a claim for expensive medical treatments or surgery
If you believe that your insurer is not handling your claim properly, the first thing you need is advice from experienced counsel to evaluate your best course of action. Mr. Denison is uniquely qualified to help you sort out whether your insurer's position is legitimate or unreasonable and what course of action to take.
Some demands insurers make may be entirely justified and, if you fail to honor them, you could undermine your chances of obtaining payment on your claim. Although some plaintiffs' lawyers may lead you to believe that you can generally get more by taking an insurer to court than you would if the insurer paid in the first place, that is not always true.
Among other things policyholders should realize:
- Policyholders have a duty to cooperate with the insurer, particularly when it comes to substantiating the claim
- An insurer is entitled to receive notice from policyholders when a claim arises
- Courts typically enforce deadlines in insurance policies that require policyholders to submit claims within a relatively short time frame
- The insurer may be wrong when it tells you something is covered or is not covered but sometimes the disputed risk may indeed be uninsurable or excluded under your policy
Contact James W. Denison, Attorney at Law, for a free consultation with an experienced Woodland Hills, California lawyer with over 16 years of experience and extensive motion and pre-trial victories.
Free consultations ● Credit cards accepted ● Located conveniently in the heart of the Warner Center business district, across from the Promenade
James W. Denison, Attorney at Law
21550 Oxnard St, Ste 300, PMB 81
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone: (818) 224-5250
Fax: (818) 224-5245