Skillful. Precise. Dedicated.
RAYMOND J. TITTMANN
Managing Partner
SPECIALTIES
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Contribution and Subrogation
Tech, Cyber & Media
rtittmann@tittmannweix.com
213.550.5230
Raymond Tittmann is a founder and Managing Partner of Tittmann Weix LLP, founded in 2020 together with his longtime friend and colleague Louisa G. Weix. Mr. Tittmann and Ms. Weix began their career at a large, international law firm, handling intellectual property and environmental claims. Since then, Mr. Tittmann has devoted his career almost exclusively to the practice of insurance coverage at several firms before starting their own. Mr. Tittmann believes that law firms can serve their clients – and employees – better by adopting new technology and more creative, results-drive strategies. Thus, TittmannWeix was founded with the motto: effective ~ creative ~ responsive. The new model has proven attractive.
He advises insurance clients on complex insurance coverage issues across the country. He was recently recognized by Law360 as an MVP in the field of insurance.
Mr. Tittmann is prominently known for handling difficult coverage disputes in litigation, often involving inter-carrier disputes. He is currently representing Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, in a dispute with Zoom Communications and its various towers of insurance concerning allocation of an $85 million privacy settlement.
He represented Certain Underwriters in connection with a coverage dispute over a $64 million malpractice judgment against a national law firm. They prevailed on a precedent-setting summary judgment order by the Central District Hon. Stephen Wilson.
Ray represented a major product retailer in settlement negotiations to resolve more than $100 million in class actions. Both the underlying and coverage claims were resolved in a global class action settlement, confirmed by the court in 2019.
He prevailed in coverage litigation on behalf of the carrier for security guards at the San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Stadium over a severe fan beating. Judge Lucy H. Koh of the Northern District of California granted summary judgment, finding the carriers for the 49ers must share in coverage notwithstanding “primary and non-contributory” language.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND RECOGNITIONS
- Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law, 2022 to Present
- Thomson Reuters, Southern California “Super Lawyer,” 2018 to Present
- Law360, MVP of the Year, Insurance, 2019
- Chambers & Partners USA, Recognized Practitioner, Insurance Law (Insurer), 2015-2017 and 2022 to Present
- St. Monica Academy, Soccer Coach
- Law360, Insurance Editorial Board, 2017
EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D. 1997
- Thomas Aquinas College, B.A. 1994
- State Bars of California and Florida
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States District Courts for the Northern, Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
- Featured, Insurer Accuses Crash Victim Of $10M Bad Faith Setup, Law360 Insurance Authority (September 2023)
- Featured, No Auto Crash Coverage For DoorDash, Insurer Says, Law360 Insurance Authoriy (July 2023)
- Quoted, Farmers Insurance Pressures Regulators In Hard Calif. Market, Law360 (August 2023)
- Quoted, Calif. Justices Continue Odyssey Into Insurance Allocation, Law360 (May 2023)
- Featured, Contractor Denied Additional-Insured Coverage In Injury Row, Law360 (April 2023)
- Quoted, CGL, Specialty Lines Pose Unique Hurdles For Opioid Claims, Law360 (March 2023)
- Quoted, 6th Circ. Ruling Deepens Opioid Coverage Split, Law360 (January 2023)
- Quoted, ‘Quirky’ TCPA Coverage Ruling Is Policy Interpretation Clinic, Law360 (November 2022)
- Featured, Split Lead Paint Coverage Rulings Show Forums’ Importance, Law360 (October 2022)
- Featured, Insurers, Broker Near Settlement In Unpaid Commissions Suit, Law360 (July 2022)
- Quoted, Drug Co. Seeks D&O Coverage for Local Gov’t Opioid Suits, Law360 (July 2022)
- Featured, Ruling Favoring Insurers In Opioid Suits May Set Precedent, Law360 (April 2022)
- Presenter, Opioid Insurance Coverage Issues, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (April 21, 2022)
- Featured, Opioid Disputes Not Poised To Follow In Asbestos’ Footsteps, Law360 (February 2022)
- Speaker, 2021 CLM Focus: Cyber Liability, Extra Contractual, Insurance Coverage, Claims & Litigation Management, New York City (December 2021)
- Mentioned, Faegre Drinker Facing DQ Bid In Del. Insurance Row, Law360 (September 2021)
- Quoted, Policyholders Unfazed By 1st Appellate COVID Coverage Loss, Law360
(July 2021) - Presenter, Current Issues and Recent Decisions in Opioid Coverage Litigation, San Francisco Bar Association (June 2021)
- Mentioned, 5 Insurers Off Hook For City’s $5M Flood Damage Costs, Law360 (February 2021)
- Mentioned, Insurer Can Challenge Deal In Dickstein Malpractice Row, Law360 (December 2020)
- Presenter, Extra-Contractual—Session 4—Year in Review: Part One, CLM
(Dec. 3, 2020) - Quoted, Northrop’s Win Curbs Excess Insurers’ Settlement Challenges, Law360 (September 2020)
- Presenter, Business Interruption Insurance And Covid-19, Bridgeport Continuing Education Update (July 2020)
- Quoted, Mich. Eateries’ Loss Highlights COVID-19 Coverage Hurdles, Law360
(July 2020) - Presenter, Business Interruption Insurance And Covid-19, Bridgeport Continuing Education (April 2020)
- Quoted, Ransomware Victims Get New Path To Coverage In Md. Ruling, Law360 (January 2020)
- Featured, MVP: Raymond J. Tittmann, Law360 (December 11, 2019)
- Presenter, Insurance Coverage Issues Presented by the Opioid Epidemic, DRI (October 2019)
- Mentioned, Insurer Seeks $734,500 In Equitable Subrogation For Settlement Of Suit Against Law Firm, Mealey’s Emerging Insurance Disputes (September 2019)
- Mentioned, Judge Awards Law Firm Attorney Fees In Professional Liability Coverage Dispute, Mealey’s Emerging Insurance Disputes (August 2019)
- Author, 5 Insurance Coverage Questions Raised By Opioid Litigation, Law360 (August 2019)
- Mentioned, Federal Judge Finds Joint Venture Partner’s Insurance Policy Inapplicable, Mealey’s California Insurance (March 2019)
- Mentioned, Insurer Says Firm Made Up Bad Faith Claim In Dog Bite Case, Law360 (February 2019)
- Quoted, Club Shooting Decision Widens Coverage For ‘Loss Of Use’, Law360 (October 2018)
- Quoted, Agents Get Upper Hand in Negligence Suits with Ill. Ruling, Law360 (October 2018)
- Author, How To Draft Effective Insurance and Indemnification Provisions in Commercial Contracts, ACC Georgia Newsletter (Fall 2018)
- Faculty, Understanding the Insurer’s Duty to Settle, Bar Association of San Francisco (September 2018)
- Faculty, Who Needs Insurance? Strategies for Avoiding or Pursuing Claim, Association of Corporate Counsel (August 2018)
- Mentioned, 9th Cir. Says Ore. County Can’t Collect $2.3M Defect Award, Law360 (July 2018)
- Panelist, “Business Interruption Insurance And Covid-19,” Bridgeport Continuing Education (April 17, 2020)
PUBLISHED DECISIONS
- Reliable Lloyds Ins. Co. v. Ramachandran, No. 1:23-CV-3203-TWT, 2024 WL 3402527, _ F. Supp. 3d _ (N.D. Ga. July 12, 2024)
- Voyager Indem. Ins. Co. v. Mendoza, _ F.Supp.3d. _ (C.D. Cal. Oct. 16, 2023)
- Voyager Indem. Ins. Co. v. Miller,_F. Supp.3d_, (N.D. Cal. May 26, 2023)
- Voyager Indem. Ins. Co. v. Zalman N., Inc.,_F. Supp.3d_, (C.D. Cal. April 7, 2023)
- Grand Isle Partners, LLC v. Assurant, 580 F. Supp. 3d 342 (E.D. La. 2022) (no property damage coverage for government lockdowns)
- Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla. v. Nat’l Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, 517 F. Supp. 3d 1025 (N.D. Cal. 2021)
- Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Dickstein Shapiro LLP, 389 F. Supp. 3d 794 (C.D. Cal. 2019)
- Reno Contracting, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Ins. Co., 359 F. Supp. 3d 944 (S.D. Cal. 2019)
- Seneca Specialty Ins. Co. v. DB Ins. Co., Ltd., 2018 WL 5733516 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 26, 2018)
- First Mercury Ins. Co. v. Great Divide Ins. Co., 241 F. Supp. 3d 1028 (N.D. Cal. 2017)
- First Mercury Ins. Co. v. Great Divide Ins. Co., 203 F. Supp. 3d 1043 (N.D. Cal. 2016)
- First Mercury Ins. Co. v. Westchester Surplus, 152 F. Supp. 3d 1320 (D. Or. 2016), aff’d 731 F. App’x 716 (9th Cir. 2018)