Birdsall v. Helfet

Filed 8/11/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO GARY BIRDSALL et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, A170596 v. BARTON HELFET, (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. CGC-21-594428) Defendant and Appellant. Gary Birdsall was stopped on the Bay Bridge when his vehicle was rear-ended by Barton Helfet. Gary and his wife Pamela retained an attorney who initiated contact with Helfet’s insurer and who, prior to filing suit, sent the insurer a “policy limits settlement demand” of $100,000. The demand stated that the deadline…