Vedder, James J.

Eric K. Larson, Special Counsel
Insurance Bad Faith

Eric (“Rick”) Larson represents clients in insurance coverage and bad faith matters.  He has more than 20 years of experience representing defendants in motion practice, trial, alternative dispute resolution, and appellate practice, primarily in complex commercial litigation and class actions, and now brings that specialized expertise to representing insureds.  

Highlights

• Successfully negotiated time-pressure settlement of Builder’s Risk claim in face of difficult fact issues and policy exclusions in favor of insured
• Defended against multiple nationwide class actions for wage and hour violations in the travel industry
• Successful defense of a class action arising out of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in California
• Responsible for devising the strategy for and writing of the key “do or die” briefs

Representative Cases Examples

Prevailed on summary judgment, establishing the duty to defend and the insurer's liability for defense for a manufacturing company that was denied a defense under a fiduciary liability policy against a claim by former executives for health care benefits. 

Successfully represented homeowners against an insurance company that refused to pay for complete remediation of a landslide.  Obtained payment of $100% of claim, including reimbursement of attorneys' fees paid by our client.

Obtained millions of dollars under property policies for local hotel with severe construction defects.

Professional Affiliations

San Francisco Bar Association
American Bar Association
California Alumni Association

Commitment to the Community

Coach, girls and boys youth basketball.

Admissions

California State Courts
Federal District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

J.D., 1989, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law 

B.A., 1986, University of California, Berkeley