American Claims Management, Inc, v. Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company

  1. August 11, 2022

    Claims Handler, Insurer Drop Reimbursement Fight

    A claims handler and its insurer have asked a California federal court to dismiss their dispute over the reimbursement of costs from an underlying suit over a mismanaged car claim, following a Ninth Circuit decision that forced the handler to pay the insurer back.

  2. September 03, 2020

    Insurer Wins 'Incompetent' Atty Fight To Recoup $5.5M

    A California federal judge Thursday axed a claims handler's suit seeking additional coverage of its legal bills from an insurer that it says hired a bad lawyer to fend off underlying litigation involving a car crash, ruling instead in favor of the insurer's counterclaim to recoup over $5.5 million in defense and arbitration costs it paid.

  3. December 13, 2019

    Insurer Seeks To Duck $4.9M Claim Over 'Incompetent' Atty

    An insurance company has renewed its bid for a California federal court to toss allegations that it failed to adequately defend a claims handler by appointing an inexperienced and incompetent lawyer to handle an underlying case involving a car crash, arguing that the handler is relying on hindsight to assert that it should get $4.9 million because the matter was purportedly botched.