Phillips, Spallas and Angstadts' insurance group has extensive experience representing primary insurers, excess insurers, health, and claims management organizations in a complete range of matters involving third and first party insurance coverage and bad faith issues. Our expertise includes issues associated with environmental, asbestos, construction defect, habitability, products, advertising injury, commercial disputes, intellectual property, sales practices, officers and directors liability, and rescission actions.
We provide our clients with a full range of pre-litigation counseling services, including evaluating the legal and factual bases for policyholder and beneficiary requests for insurance coverage or benefits, as well as responding to such requests. Our services also include assessing and handling demands for Cumis counsel and providing written opinions on the existence and scope of insurance coverage, if any, and advising clients on practical alternatives to litigation. If litigation is necessary, we are there with substantial experience and expertise, both in federal and state courts.