Joseph Foss has extensive experience in all aspects of insurance-related litigation including insurance bad faith, coverage disputes, consumer class actions, and unfair business practices. Mr. Foss has represented insurance company clients at trial, arbitration, and mediation. In addition to California law, Mr. Foss' insurance litigation experience includes federal admiralty law. His practice has also focused on difficult questions regarding an insurer's duty to defend, with positive results for his clients. He has successfully argued on behalf of his clients before state and federal trial courts throughout California. Before joining Luce Forward in 2000, he represented numerous health care providers at trial, arbitration and mediation in cases involving allegations of medical malpractice and other torts. Recent Work / Representative Matters Mr. Foss has done work for numerous clients including Allstate, State Farm, Infinity, Horace Mann, John Hancock, and GPM Mutual. Mr. Foss's representative results include: · Kalan, et al. v. State Farm - jury defense verdict in insurance bad faith case arising from agent's alleged failure to procure requested coverage. · Cook v. Allstate Ins. Co., 337 F. Supp. 2d 1206 (C.D. Cal. 2004). · Farmer v. Allstate Ins. Co., 311 F. Supp. 2d 884 (C.D. Cal. 2004). Memberships American Bar Association. San Diego County Bar Association. J. Reuben Clark Law Society. American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter. Association of Business Trial Lawyers. LEAD San Diego Alumni. Partial Client List GPM Mutual Horace Mann Insurance Companies Infinity Insurance Company John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company State Farm Insurance Company Industries Insurance Publications / Presentations Select Linked Articles 07 | 31 | 2008 Legal e-Update
Update on Everett v. State Farm 07 | 28 | 2008 Legal e-Update
Battle Lines Drawn in Fight to Depublish Court of Appeal's Decision in Recent California Wildfire Cases All Authored Works "What You Need to Know About Lawsuits Involving Underwriting Fraud" - Daily Journal - October 19, 2011. "What You Need to Know About First-Party Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuits" - Daily Journal - June 14, 2011. "Update on Everett v. State Farm" - Legal e-Update - July 31, 2008. "Battle Lines Drawn in Fight to Depublish Court of Appeal's Decision in Recent California Wildfire Cases" - Legal e-Update - July 28, 2008. Note, Santa Clara County Local Transp. Auth v. Guardino, 24 Pepp. L. Rev. 1096 (1997). Note, People v. Fields, 24 Pepp. L. Rev. 1409 (1997). Note, Lezine v. Security Pac. Fin. Servs., Inc., Pepp. L. Rev. 282 (1998). Note, Sea-Land Serv., Inc. v. WCAB, 25 Pepp. L. Rev. 385 (1998). Presentations Luce Forward Insurance Litigation Seminar - "Personal Insurance - The Playbook for Preventing and Defending Bad Faith Lawsuits in Personal Lines Insurance: Are Your Claims Handling Practices Keeping Pace with Recent Developments in the Law?" - September 11, 2008. |