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Raymond J. Tittmann

Raymond J. Tittmann

Partner

San Francisco

415.989.5900

Expertise

Insurance Coverage

• Mr. Tittmann has represented carriers and policyholders in numerous insurance coverage actions and claims nationwide.

Environmental Matters

• He has litigated coverage actions involving contamination caused by the release of solvents, sewage, and other toxic metals.

Mass Tort Matters

• Mr. Tittmann has also represented insurers in actions concerning bodily injuries and property damage allegedly resulting from exposure to asbestos and other toxic chemicals/products.

Bankruptcy Matters

• He has litigated coverage-related issues in asbestos bankruptcies as part of a lead team in several high-profile matters, including Kaiser v. Certain Underwriters, et al., and In Re Babcock & Wilcox.

Environmental and Commercial Litigation

• Mr. Tittmann has obtained or assisted in several successful appellate results, including Kvaerner v. Yellow Freight, 2005 WL 1060242 (9th Cir. May 5, 2005), O'Connor v. Boeing, 311 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2002), and Vanstar Corp. v. AT&T Solutions, Inc., 2004 WL 1664790 (Cal. Ct. App. July 27, 2004).
• He has experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation matters, including environmental, UCC contracts, intellectual property, and antitrust, and has represented defense contractor in a class action brought by an estimated one million residents in 200 square miles in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
• Mr. Tittmann assisted in a summary judgment brief that persuaded the court to dismiss roughly fifty personal injury and wrongful death claimants based on the statute of limitations and to decertify class claims, with an estimated one million members, alleging property damage and medical monitoring (see citations listed under Professional Distinctions section herein).

Recent Publications

• The Supreme Court and Judicial Restraint: Philip Morris v. Williams, published in Engage, The Journal of the Federalist Society Practice Groups (June 2007)
• Fuller-Austin Case Impacts Bankruptcy Laws, published in Andrews Litigation Reporter, Insurance Coverage (May 5, 2006)
• Attorney-Client Privilege May Be Weakened by Recent Cases, published in State Court Docket Watch, a publication of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies—State Court Project (December 2005)
• Increasingly Frail Attorney-Client Privilege Requires More Support, published in the San Francisco Daily Journal (September 15, 2005)
• Making Adjustments: High Court Ends Up Both Limiting and Extending Punitive Damages, The Recorder, Practice Center - Law and Management section (July 20, 2005)
• Law License Is Not Magic Charm to Protect Documents, Communications, published in the San Francisco Daily Journal (December 22, 2003)
• Paying the Price: Banks May Be Liable for Paying Forged Checks Even When Innocent, published in the West Group UCC Bulletin (August 2003)
• Statute Offers Banks a Defense to Cashing of Forged Checks, published in the San Francisco Daily Journal (December 20, 2002)
• Residence Required, published in Daily Journal, Focus section (October 2, 2001)
• Classy Talk, published in San Francisco Daily Journal, Focus section (June 4, 2001, at 5)
• Internal Conflict, published in San Francisco Daily Journal, Focus section (May 4, 2001, at 5)
• Stop the Presses, published in San Francisco Daily Journal, Business Advisor (March 16, 2001, at 2)
• Claim of Substance, published in San Francisco Daily Journal, Focus section (September 3, 1999)
• Individual Exposure, published in California Law Business (January 11, 1999)

Recent Presentations

• "You Can Do Magic: Multiplying Occurrences, Disappearing Deductibles and Annualizing Policy Limits" presented September 28-29, 2006
• Speaker on panel entitled "The Hidden Savings of Implementing Collaboration Technologies" at the Collaborative Communication Summit in San Francisco (October 24, 2005)
• "A Customer's Perspective on Web Conferencing," presented at the Collaborative Communications Summit (October 24-25, 2005)