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The Los Angeles City Council agreed to a $12 million settlement with the family of Alice Gruppioni, the Italian woman who was killed in 2013 while on her honeymoon in Venice Beach. As a tribute to the family and in response to the tremendous loss, the City has also agreed to place a memorial plaque on the Boardwalk in remembrance and honor of Alice Gruppioni. Alice was killed on the boardwalk in Venice Beach when she was str... Read More

Car insurance laws are complex and can often be confusing to motorists. Many drivers know California law requires car insurance and purchase coverage according to recommendations from the insurance company. However, many motorists don’t know how to proceed when an accident happens to them. The model of insurance law a state follows will affect the claims process and how a victim receives compensation following an accident. Two types of insuran... Read More

Los Angeles, CA – June 20, 2017 – A Los Angeles Superior Court judge sided with more than 130,000 class members, all CalPERS Long Term Care policyholders, in their class action against CalPERS for unjust premium increases, permitting their claims to proceed to trial. The class action stems from CalPERS’ decision in 2013 to raise premiums for its Long-Term Care insurance on more than 130,000 policyholders across California.  Many of those po... Read More

Irvine, CA – Bentley & More LLP has named Clare Lucich as the firm’s newest partner. Ms. Lucich has been with the firm since its inception in 2016 and her practice includes products liability, insurance bad faith, personal injury, and governmental claims. She has worked on a number of high profile cases and trials, including as one of the primary members of the trial team that secured:  a $1.885 million products liability verdict, a $3.... Read More

Jaimi Groothuis was sworn in as President of the Orange County Women Lawyers Association on December 12, 2017. Ms. Groothuis joined Bentley & More LLP in 2010, and has successfully recovered millions of dollars for her clients in large and catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability and products liability cases. She is committed to advocating for clients injured as a result of individual or corporate wrongdoing and ... Read More

Keith More was interviewed by the Riverside Press Enterprise in a story examining how the California Worker’s Compensation system is failing the people impacted by the horrible terrorist shooting in San Bernardino two years ago. The article states “Adjustors also send treatment requests to out-of-state outside review physicians with the wrong specialty for a particular injury — a practice the insurance industry has fought to continue, More sai... Read More

The Daily Journal has named its 75 Top Labor & Employment Lawyers in the state of California for 2017. With this prestigious honor, Keith More was the only Workers Compensation attorney named.   Read More