Supreme Court of California

When an insured assigns a claim for bad faith against the insurer, and the assignee brings a tort action against the insurer that includes a claim for wrongfully withheld policy benefits, the assignee may recover attorney's fees pursuant to Brandt v. Superior Court, 37 Cal.3d 813 (1985).

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/06/2006
• Published 07/06/2006

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, David M. Rice, Laurie J. Hepler, Troy M. Yoshino, Don Willenburg, San Francisco, John D. Boyle, Los Angeles, Donna P. Arlow;  Murchison & Cumming, Jean M. Lawler, Edmund G. Farrell and Bryan M. Weiss, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant., Wiley Rein & Fielding, Laura A. Foggan, Gary P. Seligman, Washington, DC;  Sinnott, Dito, Moura & Puebla, Randolph P. Sinnott and John J. Moura for Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant., Dodell Law Corporation, Herbert Dodell and Gerald J. Miller, Los Angeles, for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent., Gianelli & Morris, Robert S. Gianelli, Sherril Nell Babcock, Los Angeles;  Ernst & Mattison, Don A. Ernst and Raymond E. Mattison, San Luis Obispo, for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent.