David J. Prager

Background

Prager, David J. was born on June 30, 1940 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

New York University (Bachelor of Engineering, 1961). Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy, Engineering, 1966). University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1974).

Career

Twine v. Compton Supermarket (1986) 179 CA3d514; 224CR562/Admitted to the bar, 1974, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1976, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Recipient: Chance-Vaught Memorial Prize.

Ford Foundation Fellowship for Plasma Physics. Speaker: "Drafting of Claims Administration Agreements," Annual Convention of California Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, 1984.

"Recent Developments in Bad Faith Law," Annual Convention of California Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, October, 1986. "Products Liability and the Engineer," American Society of Mechanical Engineers Design Conference, Boston, Mass, September, 1987.

Author: Articles, "The Insurer"s Duty to Defend for a Claim for Intentional Acts," Insurance Adjuster, April, 1985.

"The Liability Insurer"s Duty to Pay for the Insured"s Independent Counsel," Insurance Adjuster, June, 1985. "Direct Action by a Claimant Against the Liability Insurer and Adjuster," Insurance Adjuster, August, 1985. "The Duty to Defend-Is the ‘Insured"s Reasonable Expectation’ the Answer?" Insurance Adjuster, December, 1985.

"The Care and Feeding of the Insured"s Personal Attorney after Cumis," Insurance Adjuster, March, 1986.

Judge Pro Tem, Municipal Court of Los Angeles Judicial District, 1979-1982. Arbitrator in Torts and Business Litigation, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1983—.

Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Committee on Law and Technology, 1976-1978. Chairperson, Products Liability Sub-Committee, 1977-1978.

Member, Fee Arbitration Panel, 1979—) and American (Member, Litigation and Torts and Insurance Sections) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California (Member: Committee on Computers and Law, 1975-1976. Committee on Economics of Law Practice, 1976-1978). Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Defense Research Institute.

Major clients of David J. Prager: Allied Insurance Company. Allstate Insurance Company.

California Fair Plan Association. Cameron & Colby, Carl Warren & Company.

County of Los Los Angeles

Cravens, Dargan & Company. Design Professionals Insurance Company. GAB Business Services, Incorporated.

Grocers and Merchants Insurance Company.

Hartford Specialty; Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company. Kemper Insurance Group.

Lexington Insurance Company. Los Angeles County Transportation Commission.

Morrison, Incorporated.; Italian Social Movement Insurance.

Olin Corporation. Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Company. Superior Pool Products, Incorporated.

Travelers Insurance Company.

Western Mutual Insurance Company. Western Mutual National Group.

Achievements

• David J. Prager has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Committee on Law and Technology, 1976-1978. Chairperson, Products Liability Sub-Committee, 1977-1978. Member, Fee Arbitration Panel, 1979—) and American (Member, Litigation and Torts and Insurance Sections) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California (Member: Committee on Computers and Law, 1975-1976.

Committee on Economics of Law Practice, 1976-1978). Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.

Defense Research Institute.