$23.8 Million Settlement Between CA Department of Insurance and Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc. Impacts Californians, Carriers and Others
On Monday, December 5, 2022, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara [...]
California Issues Moratorium on Homeowners Insurance Cancellations in Parts of Los Angeles and Kern Counties
On November 19, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a [...]
Personal Injury Cases Being Shifted to Independent Calendar Courts
Effective October 10, 2022, there will be a gradual, phased [...]
Louisiana Court of Appeals Departs From California and a Majority of States Regarding a Claim That COVID-19 Interrupted an Insured’s Business Operations
Recently, the Court of Appeals in the State of Louisiana, [...]
CDC Releases New COVID-19 Guidelines
On August 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
California Bans Insurance Policy Cancellations Amid Wildfires
On August 19, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a [...]
California Expects to Lift Most COVID Restrictions June 15
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in an April 6 press conference [...]
Issues in Arbitration Clauses Arising From Dennison v. Rosland Capital, LLC Opinion
Recently, the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight issued [...]
California Appellate Court Rules that “Wage-and-Hour” Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage for Employee Expense Reimbursement Claims
A. Summary In late 2019, a California appellate court ruled [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects “Wholly Groundless” Exception to Court Deference to Contract Provision Providing the Arbitrator Determines Issues of Arbitrability
On January 8, 2019, the first day available for announcement [...]