Mr. Guy O. Kornblum

GK Consultants, LLC
2255 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
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Phone: 415-921-2194
Fax: 415-921-2195
Mr. Guy O. Kornblum

I have qualified as an expert in federal and state court on insurance company claims practices in the property and casualty area, and also on the standard of care in legal malpractice case involving insurance bad faith and litigation practice. (See United States Fire Ins. Co. v. Button Trans., A108419, Cal Ct. Appeal, First Dist., Div Two, 4/26/06. Slip. Op. 19-24)

Background

References

EXPERT WITNESS CASES: Depositions and Trials
The following are the cases in which Mr. Kornblum has
either testified or given a deposition in the past several years:
Key Cases:
Button Transportation Co. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co. Solano County
Superior Court. Testified on behalf of plaintiff insured against carrier
providing CGL and Auto Liability coverage to a truck line relating to
shipment of almonds which became contaminated. Deposition and trial
testimony (September 2004). Verdict for the plaintiff.
Note: In the appellate opinion affirming the judgment, Mr. Kornblumís
testimony as an expert was quoted extensively to support the claim of ìbad
faith.î (See Articles for copy of the appellate court opinion, pp. 19-24.)
Osborn v. Leader Ins. Co.: U.S.D.C., Northern District, California, the
Honorable Vaughn Walker. Insurance bad faith case involving uninsured motorist
claim. Mr. Kornblum testified on insurance company ìgood faithî claims practices
for the plaintiff (August 11, 2003). Verdict for plaintiff, $1 Million compensatory
damages; $1 Million punitive damages.
Clemco v. TIG - San Mateo Superior Court: deposition and trial testimony
in insurance coverage and bad faith case involving toxic torts. Mr. Kornblum
testified for plaintiff against insurer on bad faith issues. Result not known.

Wild, Carey, et al. v. Fife - San Francisco Superior Court: deposition and trial
testimony as an expert on legal malpractice involving insurance coverage and
settlement ofnegligence/intentional tort case; testified for the lawyer defendant.
Verdict for the defendant.

First State v. 3M - Hennepin County Circuit Court, Minneapolis, Minnesota:
deposition only; complicated insurance coverage for defense of numerous breast
implant cases involving coverage, insurance practices and bad faith allegations.
Testified on insurance issues and claims practices for the plaintiff, 3M. Result not known.
Hartford Ins. Co. v. Hawkins, Schnabel ñ Los Angeles Superior Court; deposition
and trial testimony (May 2000) on behalf of defendant law firm and lawyers; complicated
case by client against lawyers arising out of lawyersí representation of another client in
which Hartford was an adversary. Testified on insurance and lawyer duty issues. Case
settled while jury deliberating.
Smith v. Arnold: San Diego Superior Court. Legal malpractice case. Mr. Kornblum
testified at deposition as an expert on the standard of care for an attorney defendant
who was sued for legal malpractice resulting from the settlement of a bad faith case.
The case settled before trial.
Phillips v. Bowles & Verna: Contra Costa Superior Court. Legal malpractice case.
Mr. Kornblum testified for the defendant attorneys on the standard of care applicable
to the attorney defendants who were sued in connection with representation of the plaintiff
in a first-party insurance bad faith. Mr. Kornblum testified both at deposition and trial
(April 30, 2002). Verdict for the defendant lawyer.
Black v. Blue Cross: LA based arbitration. Mr. Kornblum testified for Blue Cross
at arbitration on the history and application of the implied covenant of good faith and
fair dealing, and the conversion of a contract to a tort claim using this legal concept in
connection with various insurance company-insured relationships (December 2003).
Gulf Ins. Co. v. Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold: San Diego Superior Court. Mr.
Kornblum testified at deposition on behalf of law firm sued for legal malpractice in
connection with the handling of a coverage matter involving E&O policy for a real
estate financing and brokerage firm (September/October 2004). Case settled before
trial.
Boto Design Co. v. General Ins. Co., Dade County Circuit Court (Miami, Florida,
Summer 2005): Mr. Kornblum testified as an expert on California personal injury law
in a case involving various claims of reimbursement after a serious brain damage injury
case settled. Deposition only given.
Mr. Kornblum has also been cited as a legal authority by the California
Supreme Court in Adams v. Mrakami, 813 P. 2d 1348, 1359.