Bruce Cornblum practices in San Diego and has been a civil trial and appellate attorney since 1965. He specializes in insurance coverage and personal injury litigation, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He is a former editor-in-chief for the statewide California Trial Lawyers Journal publication. He has taught law courses at Western States Law School in San Diego.
Bruce Cornblum has extensive experience litigating lawsuits against insurance companies through verdict by jury and final judgment. He is the author of several legal texts. He first wrote CALIFORNIA INSURANCE LAW DICTIONARY AND DESK REFERENCE in 1994.
The 21st Edition (2015) is now available through Thomson Reuters WESTLAW at 1-800-344-5009.
The concept of the dictionary format is used to define and discuss “words” existing in first party property policies and third party liability policies. Each definition is intended to be authoritative. The text has over 1700 sections which include, but is not limited to:
Advertising Injury
Indemnity Weather Coverage
All Risk Insurance Coverage
Occurrence Defined
Appeal Pleading and Practice
Personal Injury / Coverage B
Appraisal and Arbitration
Pollution
Expert Witness
Bad Faith [First & Third Party]
Potential Liability Under Policy
Calif. Insurance Guarantee Assn
Primary Excess Insurance
CGL Policies
Reinsurance
Claims Handling Tactics
Replacement Cost Coverage
Intention of the Parties
Contractor’s Liability Policy
Self-Insurance
Directors and Officers
Successive Liability Policies
Evidence Unconscionability
Water Damage
Willful Act
and thousands more…
Exclusions Uninsured/Under-Insured Motorist
The text also describes the appraisal process and its significance as the contractual remedy for the insured property and defines various proceedings applicable to the process. This text is updated annually. Contact West Publishing at 1-800-344-5009 to order.