California Changes Summary Judgment Rules for 2025

On July 15, Governor Newsom signed AB 2049, which changes the rules for summary judgment motions in state court effective January 1, 2025. While there are a number of deadline
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The Oregon Supreme Court issues insurers a lump of coal

In the long-awaited opinion of Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union, issued December 29, 2023, the Oregon Supreme Court, split 4-3, announced that the plaintiff pleaded facts sufficient to give
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California Court rejects application of pollution exclusion to property owner’s COVID-19 claim

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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California Supreme Court Refines Rules of Policy Interpretation

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

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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Our Exclusive Member in California Co-edits the Third Edition of the ABA’s Property Insurance Litigator’s Handbook

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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Historic 2020 Wildfires Spark Proposed Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Legislation in Oregon

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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WHAT DID SANTA LEAVE FOR PROPERTY INSURERS? New California Laws Affecting Property Claims in 2021

Every year, it seems, the California state government leaves “gifts” for property and casualty industry. The 2020 legislative session was no exception. Most new legislation takes effect on January 1,
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Actual Knowledge or Awareness That Product is Sold in Washington Required for Personal Jurisdiction Based on Stream of Commerce

On July 13, 2020, the Washington court of appeals issued the third in a trilogy of decisions regarding whether a showing of actual knowledge or awareness that a product is
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California Legislators Attempt to Create Business Income Coverage for COVID-19 by Reversing Burdens of Proof

One of the less exciting components of litigation is the burden of proof. The lack of excitement, however, masks its importance. In many instances, which party is assigned the burden
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