Hon. Rita “Sunny” Miller

Mediator  •  Arbitrator  •  Referee

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, Retired

Insurance

REPRESENTATIVE CASES​

• Dispute among insurers and reinsurers concerning the triggering of their policies and exhaustion of underlying tranches.
  
  
• Disputes among insurers and their insureds as to the interpretation of policy language.
  
  
• Disputes as to comprehensive general liability coverage.
  
  
• Dispute as to errors and omissions coverage.
  
  
• Dispute as to business interruption insurance coverage involving public adjuster.
  
  
• First party insurance bad faith disputes against health care insurers, automobile insurers, and homeowners’ insurers.
  
  
• Coverage dispute after music teacher was alleged to have molested minor student.
  
  
• Disputes as to duty to defend.
  
  
• Dispute as to whether applicant for life insurance policy made misrepresentations on application invalidating policy.
  
  
• An insured sued the general counsel of a large insurance company claiming the general counsel was liable for malicious prosecution because the general counsel authorized the filing of a lawsuit against the insured, claiming the insured had obtained payment under a liability insurance policy by fraud. The insurance company lost the suit because the fraud, if any, was intrinsic rather than extrinsic.
  
  
• Famous singer sued for battery sought declaration that he was entitled to defense and indemnity from his insurer.
  
  
• Bank sued for malicious prosecution sought declaratory relief that it was entitled to a defense despite intentional nature of the tort alleged.
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