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CONFIDENTIAL

Mar. 14, 1998

Insurance
Bad Faith
Claim Denied

Confidential

Settlement –  $670,000

Judge

Thomas W. Stoever

Court

L.A. Superior Pasadena


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Brian S. Kabateck
(Kabateck LLP)

Joshua A. Gratch


Defendant

Thomas M. O'Leary

Scott C. Zonder


Experts

Plaintiff

Bernard R. Martin
(technical)

Jerry A. Ramsey
(technical)

Jan Brussel
(technical)

Carl H. Josephson
(technical)

Defendant

Brian R. Hill
(technical)

Jerry Tempkin
(technical)

Jaime Arquilevich
(technical)

Stephen Huchting
(technical)

Bruce A. Tibert
(technical)

Richard McKenna
(technical)

Geoffrey Hichborn
(technical)

Facts

On Jan. 17, 1994, plaintiff insured made her initial claim to defendant insurance company for earthquake damage sustained during the Northridge earthquake. The defendant claimed the damage was below the deductible and denied the claim. When plaintiff attempted to make a supplemental claim in late 1995, defendant denied the supplemental claim as barred by the one-year statute of limitation. The plaintiff brought this bad faith action against defendant based on a breach of contract theory of recovery.

Settlement Discussions

Settlement discussions were not disclosed.

Damages

The plaintiff claimed ____________ in damages.

Other Information

The settlement was reached approximately _____ years and ____ months after the case was filed. A settlement conference/ arbitration/ mediation was held on ____/____/19______ before _______________ (name) of _____________ (affiliation) resulting in ___________ .


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