Morrison & Foerster provides comprehensive representation involving insurance and insurance-related issues. Our lawyers represent and counsel clients with respect to insurance matters involving bad faith litigation, "vanishing premium" claims, class action lawsuits, unfair competition clauses, construction defect claims, directors and officers liability, environmental liability, "force-placed" insurance issues, professional liability, and toxic torts.
We have extensive experience addressing and litigating insurance coverage issues under general liability insurance policies relating to claims for clean up and remediation costs at Superfund and other environmental pollution sites and to claims for bodily injury or property damage allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos, silica or other chemicals. We defend clients against claims of breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and related statutory claims. We pursue and defend bad faith claims based on the law of various jurisdictions in cases brought in both state and federal court. We also represent insurance companies in connection with complaint proceedings involving claims handling procedures and other matters before administrative agencies, including the California Department of Insurance and the New York Insurance Department.