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Martin E. Rosen

Martin E. Rosen is a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He represents insurers and other large corporations in sophisticated litigation matters in both state and federal court. Mr. Rosen’s expertise is in the area of insurance bad faith litigation, with extensive experience in the areas of disability, life and health bad faith law, ERISA litigation issues, annuity suitability and related issues, insurance agency law, class action law, unfair trade practice litigation and financial institution and general business litigation. Mr. Rosen practices at both the trial and appellate levels.

Mr. Rosen also often serves as a speaker at national conferences concerning insurance bad faith litigation, and frequently advises insurers on means of minimizing their exposure to bad faith litigation. He is chairing the Definitive Disability Conference (May 16-17, 2013 | Boston, MA). He also serves in the local community as a Judge Pro Tem.

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, J.D. 1982
  • University of California, Los Angeles, M.B.A., 1982
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa; summa cum laude,1978

Articles & Publications

  • Privately publishes the Bad Faith Update, a bi-monthly newsletter advising insurers on important developments in the area of bad faith law (1995-2005)
  • A Defense Primer, Chapter 30 of Shernoff, Insurance Bad Faith Litigation (LexisNexis 2005)
  • Whose Book is it Anyway? Insurance Journal (1992)
  • Pilot Life's Dramatic Impact ,10 Los Angeles Lawyer 37 (Oct. 1987)
  • Insolvency of Insurers, California Insurance Law & Practice, Matthew Bender (1986)

Notable Decisions and Reported Opinions

  • Margalit v. United Omaha Life Ins. Co., 837 F.Supp.2d 1056 (C.D. Cal. 2012)
  • Mony Life Ins. Co. v. Marzocchi, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45618 (E.D. Cal. 2012)
  • Hake v. MassMutual, 2011 U.S. Dist. Lexis 87584 (D. Nev. 2011)
  • Roth v. Madison National Life Insurance Co., 702 F. Supp. 2d 1174 (C.D. Cal. 2010)
  • Evans v. Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co., 2008 WL 802709 (Cal.App., 2 Dist. 2008)
  • Fidelity & Guar. Life Ins. Co. v. Albertson, 2008 WL 4861251 (S.D. Cal. 2008)
  • Hecht v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co., 168 Cal.App.4th 30 (2008)
  • Monarch Life Ins. Co. v. Selby, 2008 WL 4605192 (C.D. Cal. 2008)
  • Pralinsky v. Mutual of Omaha Ins., 2008 WL 4532563 (N.D. Cal. 2008)
  • Richter v. Aetna Life Ins. & Annuity Co., 2003 Cal. App. Unpub. Lexis 4104 (2003)
  • Richter v. Aetna Life Ins. & Annuity Co., 96 Cal. App. 4th 1143 (2002)
  • Ortiz v. Royal Maccabees Life Ins. Co., 32 Fed. Appx. 934; 2002 U.S. App. Lexis 5652 (2002)
  • Siebert v. Standard Ins. Co. Group Long-Term Disability Policy, 220 F. Supp. 2d 1128 (C.D. Cal. 2002)
  • Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau v. City of Los Angeles, 997 F.2d 620 (9th Cir. 1993)

Professional Memberships

  • The State Bar of California
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • International Claim Association
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