Marks, Golia & Finch, LLP regularly defends clients in insurance covered and coverage disputes, including complex multi-carrier litigation of additional insured and insurer obligations. The firm represents insureds, insurers and self-insureds, in the analysis, negotiation and defense of covered and potentially covered claims, including defect claims, professional liability and major casualty losses. Matters resolved by the firm include:

• Patent And Latent Construction Defect Claims On Public, Private, Commercial And Residential Projects
  
  
• Patent And Latent Design Defect Claims On Public, Private, Commercial And Residential Projects
  
  
• Bodily Injury And Wrongful Death Claims
  
  
• Property Damage And Loss Of Use Claims
  
  
• Pollution Claims
  
  
• Employment Claims
  
  
• Defamation Claims
  
  
• Professional Liability Of Architects And Engineers
  
  
• Professional Liability Of Insurance And Real Estate Brokers

Through the firm's extensive experience in the construction industry, it is able to successfully and cost effectively resolve many of these matters in the early stages of litigation. Experience includes: representation of the appellant in the precedent setting case of San Diego Unified Port District v. Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc. (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 1400 [in a construction case, the Fourth District Court of Appeal agreed with the firm and held a party cannot be forced to pay for destructive testing requested by others]; summary judgment of claims for defamation based on the litigation privilege; summary judgment of bodily injury claims based on statute of limitations relating to public works; successful enforcement of indemnity rights against subcontractors and insurers.