Insurance Battleground Heating Up in California

The California Supreme Court this year is scheduled to hear arguments in the case of Hartford Casualty Insurance v. J.R. Marketing and will weigh in on whether insurers can seek reimbursement from policyholders’ independent counsel. Litigation partner Robert L. Wallan said insurers routinely contend that they “need not provide independent counsel even where the obligation is clear. It will be interesting to see how adamant they will continue to be on this issue once we have the court’s decision” in the Hartford case. Click here to read the full article.