Timothy P. Kitt
Associate
Tim's practice has primarily focused on providing advice and litigating coverage issues that arise in long-tail claims from construction projects, addressing additional insured issues, and handling contribution claims. Tim also handles evaluation and litigation coverage for professional liablity exposures, as well as property damage caused by environmental contamination and habitability disputes.
Memberships
- Bar Association of San Francisco
- University of Arizona Communication Department Advisory Board
- Litigated strategically to obtain favorable settlements in lawsuits involving claims of bad faith and disputes over obligations owed to additional insureds arising out of alleged defects in multi-party construction projects.
- Secured funding and negotiated settlement involving many insurers to resolve defect claims arising out of construction of large apartment complex.
- Represented insurers at mediations and settlement conferences addressing coverage, allocation, and bad faith allegations.
- Obtained favorable 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss ruling for client against claims of civil conspiracy and fraud.
- Secured summary judgment on basis that other insurer’s claims for equitable contribution were time-barred by California’s two-year statute of limitations.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of insurer regarding application of “unavailability exception” in environmental liability coverage case under Alabama law.
- Following discovery, obtained summary judgment against insured for failure to substantiate “direct physical loss of or damage to” under first-party business interruption policy coverage.