Richard Randal Crispen

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Special Counsel

  Firm Name

  Sheppard Mullin
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Matters: Riddell v Ace, et al. - Lead counsel for a major insurer in coverage litigation arising out of the concussion lawsuits filed by thous
  s of former football players against the NFL
  its official helmet manufacturer, Riddell Inc.
  BlueCross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation - Lead counsel representing a major insurer in coverage litigation throughout the United States.
  Fitzgerald v. Allstate - Unanimous defense jury verdict after two hours of deliberations in the first lawsuit against Allstate tried to verdict alleging underinsurance following the 2003 Southern California wildfires. This case, which effectively ended all litigation against Allstate arising out of the 2003 wildfires, was chosen by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the Top Ten Defense Verdicts in California for 2007.
  Kalan, et. al. v. State Farm - Defense jury verdict after less than 30 minutes of deliberations in a case alleging negligence against a State Farm agent for failing to procure appropriate policies for a business owned by three physicians resulting in more than $1 million in uninsured losses.
  Hurtado v. Allstate
  Sparer v. Allstate
  Bitter v. Allstate
  Koven v. Allstate - Defense jury verdicts in cases alleging breach of contract
  bad faith.
  SVP v. Toyota Motor Sales USA - lead trial counsel for Toyota in a case alleging breach of a contract to design a high performance version of the Tundra truck.
  Representative Clients: Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company
  Allstate Insurance Company
  Auto Club of Southern California
  First American Specialty Insurance Company
  OneBeacon Insurance Group
  Pacific Specialty Insurance Group
  The Travelers Companies