4 TIMES WHEN YOU SHOULD ARGUE FOR YOUR CHOICE OF INSURANCE COUNSEL

2018-04-23T20:59:44-05:00May 24th, 2013|Commercial General Liability (CGL), Complex insurance coverage, Midwest Insurance Law Guide, Product liability, Railroad indemnity|

Sometimes a policyholder can insist upon his own choice of defense counsel.  And submit the bill to the carrier to pay.  I highly recommend this practice, especially in cases where a sophisticated defense is needed such as railroad, products liability, and airplane lawsuits.  Here are four situations when choice of counsel is warranted: 1.     The insurer has waived its right to select counsel.  Courts are almost universal in finding a conflict of interest arises  [...]