Jordan S. Derringer

Jordan Derringer is a special counsel in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office.

Areas of Practice

Jordan's practice focuses on insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. He has experience litigating matters involving multiple lines of insurance, including not only commercial general liability policies, but also personal and commercial automobile and property policies. Jordan has successfully handled arbitrations, mediations and appeals on behalf of his insurance clients. He also has experience representing insurers in bad faith litigation.

In addition to his insurance practice, Jordan has handled matters involving claims under ERISA, employment litigation and counseling, product liability, premises liability and personal injury claims.

Articles

Insurance Law Blog Posts

• "John’s Grill, Inc. v. Hartford Financial Services, Group, Inc.: Illusory Coverage, Unambiguous Policy Language, and the Enforceability of Limited Coverage Endorsements," August 26, 2024
• "Attorney Challenging First-Party Diminution of Value Claims Sanctioned by Ninth Circuit," November 30, 2023
• "A Primer on When a Cause of Action Accrues for Statute of Limitations Purposes," September 6, 2023
• "Ninth Circuit Confirms that the Two-Year Statute of Limitations in a Bad Faith UM/UIM Claim Begins when the Insured Should Have Known About the Insurer’s Alleged Bad Faith Acts," May 8, 2023
• "New Time-Limited Settlement Demand Laws Need Testing in Court," January 23, 2023
• "New California Law Impacts “Time-Limited Demands” in the Insurance Industry," January 10, 2023
• "Yahoo Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pitts.: Revisiting the Rules of Policy Interpretation," December 22, 2022
• "Negligence is Not Enough/Set-Up Tactics are Disfavored," October 24, 2022

Speaking Engagements

• "California Insurance Law Updates: New California Law on time-limited demands," myLawCLE, February 24, 2023