Hon. Howard L. Halm

Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court (Ret.)

Mediator  •  Arbitrator  •  Referee

• Insurance broker liability matter involving a claimed failure to obtain a pollution policy that would have covered loss.  Mediator’s proposal sent.
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• Failure to pay pre-tender attorney fees and post-tender reasonable attorney fees involving general liability policy.
  
  
• Breach of manuscript builder’s risk policy and sue and labor clause.
  
  
• Breach of tenant personal property policy.
  
  
• Breach of mobile homeowners’ policy.
  
  
• Breach of construction policy involving commercial building.
  
  
• Numerous first party property damage involving fire policies.
  
  
• Coverage under professional liability policy, applicability of funds and fiduciary exclusions.
  
  
• Coverage under excess policy involving underlying property policy, duty to defend neighborhood dispute action.
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Case Summaries

Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith