Ronald Getchey represents insurance companies that are sued for bad faith, fraud and unfair competition. While the focus of his practice is in California, Mr. Getchey has or currently is representing insurance company clients in cases pending in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. These cases are all extremely large and complex cases involving the so-called "institutional bad faith" approach which is an attack on the client's nationwide claims handling policies and procedures. Together with the members of his practice group, Mr. Getchey was one of the first attorneys in California to successfully advocate the "genuine dispute" defense. Today, this defense is considered to be the most important and viable defense available to an insurance company that has been sued for bad faith. He was also one of the first attorneys to successfully defend the insurance industry's use of computer technology during the handling of casualty claims. Recent Work / Representative Matters Mr. Getchey has obtained numerous published decisions from state and federal courts on significant issues affecting the insurance industry including: · Nager v. Allstate. · Ricotta v. Allstate. · Fields v. Woodley (Allstate). · Deer v. Allstate. · Scroghan v. Allstate. · Miller v. Allstate. · Procopio v. Allstate. · McCasland v. Chemicon. · Beckman. · Dauro v. Allstate. · Koven v. Allstate. Memberships American Bar Association. Maryland Bar Association. San Diego County Bar Association. Recognition Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rating. Partial Client List 21st Century Insurance Company Allstate Insurance Company Horace Mann Insurance Companies Progressive Insurance Company St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company State Farm Insurance Company Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Company Industries Insurance |