Insurance Litigation
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Jaburg Wilk Partner Presenting at 2021 NBI Webinar
Jaburg Wilk Partner Presenting at 2021 NBI Webinar
Nathan D. Meyer is a featured speaker at the National Business Institute Arizona Specific On-line Course Seminar: Auto Injury Litigation From Start To Finish.
What: This course will discuss forming effective legal strategies for the wide variety of auto accident claims.
Recognize the case’s potential
Explore coverage sources and the court’s interpretation of specific policy language
Medical … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, Seminars
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Jaburg Wilk Partner Pepe, is Panelist at ABA Webinar
Jaburg Wilk Partner Pepe, is Panelist at ABA Webinar
Micalann Pepe is a panelist for the American Bar Association, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section Webinar: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Virtual Mediation.
What: Expert panelists discuss virtual mediations
What we have learned about settling cases virtually
Ways online mediation is similar to and different from in person mediations
Tips for virtual mediation
Where: Live virtual event … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, Seminars
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Jaburg Wilk Partner Program Chair Hot Topics in the World of Insurance
Jaburg Wilk Partner Program Chair Hot Topics in the World of Insurance
Micalann Pepe is the program chair for the American Bar Association, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section ICLE Midyear Meeting.
What: Expert panelists examine hot topics in insurance coverage litigation
First-party coverage issues relative to COVID-19 claims and litigation trends
Intersection of insurance and bankruptcy law
Diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry
New developments in D&O … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, Seminars
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Arizona District Court Enforces “Virus Exclusion” to Dismiss COVID-19 Related Insurance Claims of Minor League Baseball Teams
Arizona District Court Enforces “Virus Exclusion” to Dismiss COVID-19 Related Insurance Claims of Minor League Baseball Teams
The Holding
In Chattanooga Prof’l Baseball LLC, v. Nat’l Cas. Co., 2020 WL 6699480 (D. Ariz. Nov. 13, 2020) (Order), the Arizona District Court held that a “Virus Exclusion” clearly precluded insurance coverage for losses caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic and incurred by Minor League Baseball teams.
The Takeaways
In the first Arizona opinion regarding insurance coverage related to the … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, Article
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Jaburg Wilk Expands Insurance Law Practice
Jaburg Wilk Expands Insurance Law Practice
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Nov. 20, 2020) - The law firm of Jaburg Wilk announced that Kelly A. Hedberg joined the firm as a partner in its bad faith litigation group, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation groups. Before joining Jaburg Wilk, Kelly represented clients in bad faith, insurance coverage, construction defect, professional liability, and commercial litigation. However, her expertise is defending insurers in … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, News Release
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Arizona District Court Holds "Reasonable" Medical Expenses Are Amounts Accepted by Providers as Payment in Full Rather Than Billed Amounts
Arizona District Court Holds "Reasonable" Medical Expenses Are Amounts Accepted by Providers as Payment in Full Rather Than Billed Amounts
The Holding
In Jimenez v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co., 2020 WL 2037113 (D. Ariz. Apr. 28, 2020), a putative breach of contract and insurance bad faith class action arising from a MedPay claim, the Arizona District Court held the phrase "reasonable expenses incurred for necessary medical services' are those expenses which the healthcare provider accepts as payment in full.”
The Takeaways
If an insurer& … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, Article
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Jaburg Wilk Partner Ronan Named to Board
Jaburg Wilk Partner Ronan Named to Board
PHOENIX, Ariz. (10/9/2020) Michelle Ronan has been named to the Board of Directors of Ryan House.
Ronan, an insurance law attorney and partner at Jaburg Wilk, said “Ryan House is special to me. I wanted to work with a non-profit that made a difference in the lives of families with medically fragile children. The Ryan House home is a supportive, colorful, engaging, and inviting home. Being able to see the … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, News Release
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Jaburg Wilk Partner Reynolds Named to Board
Jaburg Wilk Partner Reynolds Named to Board
PHOENIX, Ariz. (09/10/2020) Jaburg Wilk partner, Echo A. Reynolds, has been named to the Advisory Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona.
Reynolds, a bad faith litigation and insurance coverage attorney at Jaburg Wilk, said “The Epilepsy Foundation provides medical, social, and community advocacy for Arizonans living with epilepsy. This advocacy has made substantial improvements in our … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, News Release
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Virtual Depositions are as Easy as One, Two… Can You Hear Me, Now?
Virtual Depositions are as Easy as One, Two… Can You Hear Me, Now?
For cost containment - or other reasons - attorneys are trying fewer civil cases to juries. Years ago, trial attorneys would easily try dozens of cases per year. Now, it is not uncommon for a “trial attorney” to try one or two cases per year. For good or bad, the nature of civil practice has shifted and discovery, particularly depositions, has, in many ways, become the trial. Attorneys now invest hours … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, Article
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Jaburg Wilk Partners to Present at NBI Seminar
Jaburg Wilk Partners to Present at NBI Seminar
Nate Meyer and Michelle Ronan are featured speakers at an upcoming two-day NBI seminar, “Personal Injury: A Case by Case Toolkit”
What: The two-day seminar provides the ins and outs of personal injury litigation. Speakers will address a variety of different types of claims: auto, UM/UIM, bad faith, trucking, slip and falls, workers’ compensation, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. The … Read More
Categories: Insurance Litigation, Seminars