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Insurer lowballs repair payments on damaged restaurant building. $10.5 million for bad faith + punitives. Stanislaus County.

Summary

Snow storm collapses roof of building; insurer won't pay estimate to repair, says estimate includes code upgrades that it's not responsible for.

The Case

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    Kerley Schaffer LLP by Edward Kerley, Sarah Auten, Dylan Schaffer and John Melis, Oakland.

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP by James Fitzgerald and Bryan Wittlin, Los Amgeles.

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