California Supreme Court limits policyholder illusory coverage arguments

Policyholders often contend a limitation or exclusion of coverage in an insurance policy is “illusory” and thus should not be enforced. On August 8, the California Supreme Court ruled that
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Class action Lawsuits in the United States against insurance companies

In the United States, it is now somewhat common for an insured-claimant, seeking to be designated as class representative, to initiate a putative class action lawsuit against an insurance company,
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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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Insuralex chooses Bullivant Houser Bailey PC as its exclusive member in Washington

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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