Tom French

HASSARD BONNINGTON LLP, San Francisco, CA
Partner, 1981-Present
Associate, 1976-1981

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• Alleged Insurance “bad faith”, 1993. Insurance “bad faith” case in which the plaintiff asserted
  claims for unpaid benefits, emotional distress, and punitive damages. Defense verdict.
• Alleged Insurance “bad faith”, 1982. Insurance “bad faith” case in which the plaintiff asserted
  claims for unpaid benefits, emotional distress, and punitive damages. Plaintiff’s verdict for
  $1,203.05 for unpaid benefits, $20,000 for emotional distress, and $80,000 in punitive damages.
  Reversed on appeal.
• Alleged Insurance “bad faith”, 1982. Insurance “bad faith” case in which the plaintiff asserted
  claims for unpaid benefits, emotional distress, and punitive damages. Plaintiff’s verdict for
  $25,000 in compensatory damages and no punitive damages.
• Alleged Insurance “bad faith”, 1981. Insurance “bad faith” case in which the plaintiff asserted
  claims for unpaid benefits, emotional distress, and punitive damages. Defense verdict.

• Case Name: Benson v. Superior Court
  Citation: (2010) 185 Cal.App.4th 1179
• Case Name: Duran v. St. Luke’s Hosp.
  Citation: (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 457
• Case Name: Betterton v. Leichtling
  Citation: (2002) 101 Cal.App.4th 749
• Case Name: Rakestraw v. California Physicians’ Service
  Citation: (2000) 81 Cal.App.4th 39
• Case Name: California Physicians’ Service v. Superior Court
  Citation: (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1321
• Case Name: Sarchett v. Blue Shield of California
  Citation: (1987) 43 Cal.3d 1
• Case Name: Fields v. Blue Shield of California
  Citation: (1985) 163 Cal.App.3d 570
• Case Name: Weisman v. Blue Shield of California
  Citation: (1984) 163 Cal.App.3d 61
• Case Name: Sarchett v. Blue Shield of California
  Citation: (1984) 158 Cal.App.3d 218 [superseded by grant of review]
• Case Name: Contreras v. St. Luke’s Hospital
  Citation: (1978) 78 Cal.App.3d

• Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude
• University of California, Berkeley, B.S.