2025 2026 California Insurance Litigation Rutter Group CA Practice Guide REUTERS

July 2025 CaliforniaInsurance Litigation (The Rutter Group California Practice Guide)FULL SET of 3 booksAUTHORS: Hon. H. Walter Croskey (Ret.), Hon. Rex Heeseman (Ret.), Jeffrey I. Ehrlich, Peter H. Klee, Hon. Michael C. Kelley
Published by Thomson Reuters & The RUTTER Group
2536 pages - NO MARKINGS
Published in JULY 2025 (in use until JULY 2026)
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\"Insurance Litigation is your trusted resource for mastering insurance-related disputes. Widely relied upon by both bench and bar, it has been cited by California and federal courts approximately 800 times in published and unpublished opinions.

With a step-by-step approach, the authors guide you through each topic, citing the latest cases, statutes, and court rules. From the fundamentals of insurance concepts and terminology to the intricacies of policy interpretation, this authoritative guide covers it all. You will find in-depth analyses of first and third-party coverages addressed by type of policy, multiple insurers on risk, subrogation, and insolvent insurers. You will also find expert guidance on bad faith, failure to settle or defend, arbitration, damages – both actual damages and punitive damages – and attorney fees.

This comprehensive practice guide features a dedicated chapter on practice and procedure. It provides expert strategies and tactics from both plaintiff and defense perspectives, ensuring you are equipped to tackle even the most complex cases. The set also includes a wealth of practice-tested forms conforming to the latest rules, along with insightful comments and suggestions for their effective use. Whether you are a seasoned attorney or just starting out, Insurance Litigation provides the clarity, depth, and authority you need to succeed in insurance litigation.

This practice guide covers a broad spectrum of topics, including:

• Basic insurance concepts and terminology
• Creation of an insurance relationship
• Policy contents: Anatomy of an insurance policy
• Interpretation of insurance policies
• Termination, reformation, and rescission
• First-party coverages
• Third-party coverages
• Multiple insurers on risk
• Subrogation
• Insolvent insurers
• Extracontractual liability
• Bad faith
• Damages
• Statutory and administrative regulation
• Practice and procedure