Overview
John Edson is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office and is part of the firm’s Insurance Industry Team.
Areas of Practice
John focuses his practice on defending insurance companies in bad faith, fraud and unfair competition insurance lawsuits. His clients include many of the nation’s major insurance carriers, including Allstate, Wawanesa, Travelers and Residence Mutual. John litigates matters involving staged auto accidents, false or inflated theft claims, arson fires, false water loss claims, false auto theft claims and other similar losses. He also litigates disputes related to wildfires and asbestos, and has numerous published decisions that involve potentially false or inflated claims.
In addition, John represents insurance companies in standard coverage disputes, duty to defend cases, medical payment disputes and cap-off liability disputes. He regularly conducts examinations under oath and provides coverage opinions, and helps with the drafting of insurance policies and applications, including homeowner, auto and business policies.
John maintains an active pro bono practice, serving on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and collaborating with the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program to represent indigent clients in guardianship matters.