California Court rejects application of pollution exclusion to property owner’s COVID-19 claim
Thursday, 05 October 2023
by Insuralex
A panel of California’s Second District Court of Appeal ruled this week that pollution exclusions in a shared-and-layered property insurance program did not apply to alleged losses arising out of
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COVID-19 is not a Direct Physical Loss Covered by Property Insurance Policies
Friday, 22 September 2023
by Insuralex
Nevada Supreme Court Holds COVID-19 is not a Direct Physical Loss Covered by Property Insurance Policies Andrew B. Downs Last week policyholders discovered there is no silver lining in the
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Nevada outlaws self-eroding liability insurance policies
Friday, 07 July 2023
by Insuralex
Nevada outlaws self-eroding liability insurance policies Nevada has enacted a statute which prohibits liability insurers from issuing self-eroding, or defense within limits, policies. Nevada is the first state to prohibit
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California Supreme Court Refines Rules of Policy Interpretation
Tuesday, 22 November 2022
by Insuralex
Last week the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Yahoo, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. While the immediate issue before the court was
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The Unintended Insurance Consequences of California’s New Firearms Law
Monday, 01 August 2022
by Insuralex
CALIFORNIA GOES TO TEXAS: THE INSURANCE CONSEQUENCES OF CALIFORNIA’S ADOPTION OF A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST FIREARMS MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND SELLERS Andrew B. Downs On July 22 California Governor
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Significant California Decision Enforcing Statutory Prohibition on Liability Coverage for Willful Acts
Thursday, 21 April 2022
by Insuralex
California has long had a statutory prohibition of insurer liability for a policyholder’s willful acts in Insurance Code § 533. On April 19th California’s First District Court of Appeal held
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Our Exclusive Member in California Co-edits the Third Edition of the ABA’s Property Insurance Litigator’s Handbook
Thursday, 10 February 2022
by Insuralex
Our Exclusive Member in California Co-edits the Third Edition of the ABA’s Property Insurance Litigator’s Handbook Bullivant Houser Shareholder Andy Downs is one of the three co-editors of the third
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Insuralex chooses Bullivant Houser Bailey PC as its exclusive member in Washington
Monday, 07 February 2022
by Insuralex
Insuralex chooses Bullivant Houser Bailey PC as its exclusive member in Washington Bullivant Houser, a U.S. West Coast-based law firm providing legal services in the area of insurance law and
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Historic 2020 Wildfires Spark Proposed Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Legislation in Oregon
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
by Insuralex
The wildfires that ripped through Oregon in September of 2020 caused unprecedented damage, and sparked legislation that would expand property coverage and look to create a bad faith cause of
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Nevada Gets on the “Buss,” Adopts Insurer Right of Reimbursement for Uncovered Defense Costs
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
by Insuralex
The Nevada Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, has concluded a liability insurer is entitled to reimbursement of defense costs when there is no overage and the insurer reserved in
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