Guest speaker for was the April 12, 2006 luncheon meeting of the East Bay Claims Association is Mr. Gordon M. Park, of the law firm McCormick, Barstow , Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, out of Fresno. Mr. Park will present a detailed "Everything you wanted to know about examinations under oath but were afraid to ask". His talk will focus on the do's and don'ts, benefits and pitfalls concerning examining the insured under oath in both property and liability claims. Legal authorities, policy language and practical suggestions will be discussed along with some video excerpts to supplement the lecture.
Mr. Park has been practicing insurance defense litigation since 1976 when he joined McCormick Barstow. He has represented clients in major civil litigation matters in state and federal courts in California and Nevada. He has successfully tried approximately 50 jury trials to verdict involving personal injury and wrongful death claims, substantial fire and property damage actions, construction defects, toxic mold injury claims, product liability, commercial torts, insurance coverage disputes, arson, insurance fraud and bad faith claims. He has represented clients before the California Fifth District Court of Appeal and U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in the State of California. He is also licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in the State of Nevada and co-manages the firm’s Las Vegas branch office.
In addition to representation of insurance clients in trial, Mr. Park has personally taken over one thousand examinations under oath involving first party insurance claims, represented insureds and insurers in property appraisals and arbitrations, and been selected to serve as an impartial umpire, arbitrator and mediator to resolve coverage, appraisal and other civil disputes.
Mr. Park has qualified as an expert in California Superior Court and testified concerning property insurance law and the standard of care required for insurance companies to satisfy the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the handling of first party property insurance claims. See Gordon Park's Complete C.V.
This promises to be a very well attended event. Please make your reservations now: email 2006 EBCA Secretary Carol Valenzuela: carolv@pro-techconst.com
