Raymond J. Tittmann
Representative Matters:
- Represented several carriers on coverage dispute over the historic $50 million cleanup of the San Diego Harbor.
- Represents tenants of Barrington Plaza in $10 million apartment fire, defending against the building’s claims as to causation and pursuing counter claims against Barrington in coordination with Mark Gerragos.
- Represents several carriers on coverage dispute over $1.1 billion lead paint judgment.
- Represents carrier in the District of Alaska in matter of relative first impression: whether insurance is designed to protect policyholders from their “business risks,” i.e., can a liability insurer be made a guarantor of all the policyholder’s contractual debts.
Published Decisions:
Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. First Mercury Ins. Co., No. 17-CV-06638-JSW, 2018 WL 1175083 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2018) (removal 7 months after service of process was still timely because the plaintiff failed to identify the plaintiff’s domicile in the Complaint)
Apatow v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Florida, 2016 WL 7422288 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 21, 2016)
San Francisco 49ers Litigation: First Mercury Ins. Co. v. Great Divide Ins. Co.,203 F. Supp. 3d 1043 (N.D. Cal. 2016) (prevail on motion to dismiss) and First Mercury Ins. Co. v. Great Divide Ins. Co., 241 F.Supp.3d 1028 (N.D. Cal. 2017) (prevail on motion for summary judgment)
- Brambila v. Wozencraft Insurance Agency, Inc., 2015 WL 12130490 (Cal. Super, Mar. 1, 2016) (granting summary judgment to rescind policy due to misstatement in application)
- First Mercury Insurance Co. v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 152 F.Supp.3d 1320 (D. Or. 2016)
- Briggs v. American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, et al., 2015 WL 4755573 (Cal. Super. August 7, 2015)
- Briggs v. Bank of America Corp., 2015 WL 3465739 (C.D. Cal. June 1, 2015)
- Krivitsky v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Florida, 2014 WL 2452957 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 20, 2014)
- McCormick v. Rexroth, 2010 WL 934242 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 15, 2010)
- Lam v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., 2008 WL 5120052 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 3, 2008)
- Ham v. Cont'l Ins. Co., 2008 WL 4287563 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 17, 2008)
- Kvaerner E & C (Metals) v. Yellow Freight Sys., Inc., 130 F. App'x 172 (9th Cir. 2005)
Practice Areas:
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Class and Collective Action Litigation
Unfair Competition Litigation
Complex Commercial Litigation
Office:
Education and Background:
- University of Notre Dame Law School
J.D., 1997
Dean’s List
- Thomas Aquinas College
B.A., 1994
Professional Activities:
- Chambers & Partners USA, Recognized Practitioner, Insurance Law (Insurer), 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Recognized as one of Southern California's "Super Lawyers" for 2018
- Thomas Aquinas College, Board of Regents
- St. Monica's Academy, Football, Head Coach
- Law360, Insurance Editorial Advisory Board, 2017