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First Party Legal Action

For cases where the insurance company is the actual named defendant, the insurance company may have denied benefits, engaged in unfair practices that delay or hinder payment of benefits, or not offered to pay the full amount due under the insurance policy to its own customer.

These insurance disputes are called "first party" legal actions; the insurance company is an actual party in the case. Some of these cases are breach of contract actions, where there is a dispute about whether the contract exists, or whether it provides coverage, or about the proper amount of benefits that should be paid under the insurance policy. Some of these disputes involve wrongful conduct by the insurance company, where the insurer has engaged in unfair or improper tactics in handling the claim. Cases against insurance companies that engage in such wrongful conduct are sometimes called "bad faith" cases.

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	< BACK TO Insurance Claims and Disputes Main First Party Legal Action For cases where the insurance company is the actual named defendant, the insurance company may have denied benefits, engaged in unfair practices that delay or hinder payment of benefits, or not offered to pay the full amount due under the insurance policy to its own customer. These insurance disputes are called "first party" legal actions; the insurance company is an actual party in the case. Some of these cases are breach of contract actions, where there is a dispute about whether the contract exists, or whether it provides coverage, or about the proper amount of benefits that should be paid under the insurance policy. Some of these disputes involve wrongful conduct by the insurance company, where the insurer has engaged in unfair or improper tactics in handling the claim. Cases against insurance companies that engage in such wrongful conduct are sometimes called "bad faith" cases. The Law and You is a community service provided by The Corson & Johnson Law Firm to help people better understand the law and enable them to ask questions they might have about civil law
	The Corson & Johnson Law Firm serves clients throughout Oregon, including Eugene, Portland, Brownsville, Springfield, Hood River, Brookings, Corvallis, Salem, Redmond, Roseburg, Medford, Klamath Falls, Myrtle Creek, Bend, Albany, Creswell, Ashland, Central Point, Grants Pass, Junction City, Florence, Tigard, Cottage Grove, Coos Bay, North Bend, Newport, Oregon City, Hillsboro, Gresham, Beaverton. Benton County • Clackamas County • Coos County • Crook County • Deschutes County • Douglas County • Jackson County • Jefferson County • Josephine County • Klamath County • Lane County • Lincoln County • Linn County • Marion County • Multnomah County • Polk County • Tillamook County • Washington County The Corson & Johnson Law Firm does not offer any guarantee of case results. Past success in litigation does not guarantee success in any new or future civil action. Our web site describes some of the cases that Don Corson or The Corson & Johnson Law Firm has worked on in the past. Our description of those cases is summary in nature. The results obtained in each of the cases depended on the particular facts of each case. The results of other cases will differ based on the different facts involved. FULL DISCLAIMER