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Timothy G. Blood graduated cum laude and with honors in Economics from Hobart College in 1987 and the National Law Center of George Washington University in 1990. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics) and the Moot Court Board (first year honors).
Mr. Blood focuses on consumer fraud and unfair competition litigation with a concentration in actions brought by policyholders against life and property and casualty insurers for deceptive sales practices, racial discrimination and systematic failures in claims adjustment. Mr. Blood has tried a number of class actions, including the precedent-setting case, Lebrilla v. Farmers Group, Inc. Mr. Blood also has been involved in a number of cases that have resulted in significant settlements, including Lebrilla, McNeil v. Am. Gen. Life & Accident Ins. Co. ($234 million), Lee v. USLife Corp. ($148 million), Garst v. Franklin Life Ins. Co. ($90.1 million), In re Gen. Am. Sales Practices Litig. ($67 million), Williams v. United Ins. Co. of Am. ($51.4 million); and Sternberg v. Apple Computer, Inc. ($50 million).
Mr. Blood is responsible for several precedent-setting appellate decisions, including McKell v. Washington Mutual, 142 Cal. App. 4th 1457 (2006) and Lebrilla v. Farmers Group, Inc., 119 Cal. App. 4th 1070 (2004). Mr. Blood was a finalist for 2007 Consumer Attorney of the Year for the state of California. He is a frequent lecturer on class action procedure and consumer fraud issues and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Consumer Attorneys of California. Mr. Blood is admitted to practice in California and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California. He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He is a member of the San Diego County and American Bar Associations, the State Bar of California, the American Association for Justice, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. | 