Travis M. Corby

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Travis Corby is a trial lawyer handling insurance bad faith, health insurance delay, and catastrophic personal litigation cases in the firm’s Beverly Hills office. Since joining the firm in 2009, he has been the lead trial attorney for numerous cases, obtaining millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements. In 2022 he obtained one of the top 10 largest verdicts in Los Angeles County and was also recognized by the Daily Journal as a Top Health Care Lawyer in 2023 and for obtaining a Top 10 Verdict by Impact in California in 2022. In 2019, Travis was also recognized by the Daily Journal’s 2019 list of the Top 40 under 40 Lawyers in California.

Since joining the firm, Mr. Corby has handled a number of high-profile verdicts, including:

$14.42 million dollar verdict in Los Angeles Superior Court against Health Net for delaying care and causing the plaintiff to become addicted to prescription opioid pain medication. (Elaine Courtney v. Health Net)
$10.5 million dollar binding arbitration award against Sovereign Health of California for negligently causing a major brain injury. (Zachary Peterson v. Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center)
$19 million verdict against Stonebridge Life Insurance Company for its unlawful medical necessity peer reviews. (Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Company)
$3.7 million binding arbitration award against Travelers’ Indemnity Company of Connecticut for its use of a policy provision that was found to violate California law. (Mave Enterprises, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut )

HONORS AND AWARDS

Daily Journal: Top Health Care Lawyer 2023
Daily Journal: Top Verdicts by Impact 2022
Top Verdicts: Top 10 Verdict in Los Angeles County 2022
Daily Journal: Top 40 Under 40
Southern California Super Lawyer, 2022
Super Lawyers: Rising Star, 2015-2021
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Insurance Bad Faith Trial Lawyers Association – Executive Committee 2013
Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
Consumer Attorneys of California
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Beverly Hills Bar Association

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Rutter Group Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, 2018 – ‘Bad Faith Issues in Health Insurance.”
Rutter Group Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, 2016 – “Handling Accidental Death Cases.”
Rutter Group Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, 2014 – “The Impact of Obamacare on Insurance Bad Faith.”
Rutter Group Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, 2012 – “Bringing Cases Back to State Court After Removal.”
CAHNR Elder Law Conference, 2015 – “Case Talk: Veterans Pension Annuity Scams.”
Los Angeles County Medical Association – “Medical Necessity Law in California.”

BAR ADMISSIONS:

California, 2009
U.S. District Court, Central District
U.S. District Court, Eastern District
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Bad Faith Insurance Law
Medical Insurance Delay / HMO Litigation
Catastrophic Personal Injury
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Litigation
Elder Abuse

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:

Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 2009, J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 2002, Bachelor of Arts
Certified Public Accountant, California, 2005

TRAVIS CORBY IN THE MEDIA

Contact Travis M. Corby at tcorby@shernoff.com