Supreme Court of California
Wilson v. 21st Century Ins. Co., S141790
In a first party insurance bad faith action arising after plaintiff-insured was injured in an automobile accident by a drunk driver, summary judgment for insurer is reversed where a jury could reasonably find that the insurer reached its medical conclusion for denying payment of a policy limit, specifically, that plaintiff had suffered only soft tissue injuries in the collision and had "preexisting" degenerative disc disease, without a good faith investigation of the claim and without a reasonable basis for genuine dispute.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/29/2007
- Published 11/29/2007
Judges
- WERDEGAR, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of California
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Hall & Bailey, Donald R. Hall, Newport Beach; The Ehrlich Law Firm and Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich, Claremont, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Horvitz & Levy, Barry R. Levy, Bradley S. Pauley, Encino; Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith and N. David Lyons, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent., Robie & Matthai, James R. Robie, Kyle Kveton and Steven S. Fleischman, Los Angeles, for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, United Services Automobile Association, Infinity Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange and Mid-Century Insurance Company as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.