Linda Tai Hoshide

Linda Hoshide represents major insurance companies on a national basis in insurance coverage and insurance litigation, including declaratory relief, contribution and bad faith actions. She is skilled in handling complex insurance coverage matters, counseling companies on claims-handling issues, alternative dispute resolution, risk management and litigation. Linda is experienced in handling a wide variety of insurance-related disputes under third-party and first-party policies, including construction defect, professional liability, errors and omissions, advertising injury, personal injury, product liability, bodily injury, property, environmental, toxic torts and media claims.

In addition, Linda provides strategic advice for complex coverage matters under professional liability and general liability policies for primary, excess, umbrella and surplus lines carriers. She has extensive experience in additional insured, contractual indemnity, allocation and independent counsel disputes. Linda also provides guidance in drafting of policy language. Linda has litigated complex coverage disputes in state and federal courts, including bad faith, contribution and declaratory judgment actions.

While in law school, Linda studied commercial law, trade law, international tax and investment law at Hong Kong University School of Law.