Min K. Kang

As for her appellate work, Min’s recently published decisions include:

Dameron Hospital Association v. AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Ins. Exchange, 74 Cal.App.5th 796 (2022)

• Decision affirming that hospital’s claims to allegedly assigned first party auto insurance benefits for emergency room services are limited to instances where the assignment was executed by a person with authority to assign benefits, the patient has no health insurance and the assignment involves solely medical payments coverage. UIM/UM benefits are not assignable as such assignment is contrary to public policy.

Janney v. CSAA Insurance Exchange, 70 Cal. App. 5th 374 (2021)

• Decision affirming that the insurer did not breach the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in providing replacement-cost estimate or with the delayed payment of a certain loss, and that the insurer paid the full (if not maximum) amount of benefits due to the insured under the homeowner policy.

CSAA Insurance Exchange v. Hodroj, 72 Cal. App. 5^th 272 (2021)

• Decision affirming formation of a binding and enforceable settlement, despite a proposed writing that contained terms different than those agreed upon.

Baldwin v. AAA NCNU, 1 Cal. App. 5th 545 (2016)

• Decision affirming diminution in value and total loss valuation controlled solely by terms of policy provisions.