Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 16, 2019 Ian Dankelman is a former federal judicial law clerk who is a fantastic attorney at Merlin Law Group. We were talking about how our firm could hire other judicial law clerks who want to help people and small businesses fighting insurance companies. He said… Continue reading Policyholder Law Firms Should Ethically Be Hiring More Judicial Clerks
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Probate Attorneys, Personal Representatives, and Insurance Agents Need to Carefully Change Named Insureds Following Death and Probate
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 15, 2019 Death of a named insured and probate proceedings have insurance policy consequences. Insurance agents, probate attorneys, and personal representatives have to prepare to purchase or change policies so the correct parties are insured following death and probate. In a recent case, a court… Continue reading Probate Attorneys, Personal Representatives, and Insurance Agents Need to Carefully Change Named Insureds Following Death and Probate
California Supreme Court holds that “Notice-Prejudice Rule” Is a “Fundamental Public Policy” of California for the Purpose of Choice of Law Determination
Susan White | Buchalter | September 12, 2019 On August 29, 2019, the California Supreme Court issued a decision on an important issue to many insurance coverage disputes. In Pitzer College v. Indian Harbor Insurance Co., the Court held that California’s “notice-prejudice rule”—which requires an insurer to prove it was substantially prejudiced by an insured’s untimely… Continue reading California Supreme Court holds that “Notice-Prejudice Rule” Is a “Fundamental Public Policy” of California for the Purpose of Choice of Law Determination
California Regulations Require That an Insurer’s Preferred Vendor Return Property to Its Pre-Loss Condition – A Quick Guide to What You Need to Know
Victor Jacobellis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 21, 2019 It is becoming more and more common that insurance companies are recommending and suggesting that their “preferred vendors” perform loss repairs. California offers insureds protection if they opt to use a preferred vendor. Under the Fairs Claims Settlement Practices Regulations, if an insurer recommends… Continue reading California Regulations Require That an Insurer’s Preferred Vendor Return Property to Its Pre-Loss Condition – A Quick Guide to What You Need to Know
The Essentials of Insurance Litigation in USA
Mary Beth Forshaw | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | August 7, 2019 Preliminary and jurisdictional considerations in insurance litigation Fora In what fora are insurance disputes litigated? Most insurance disputes are litigated in state or federal trial courts. An insurance action may be subject to original federal court jurisdiction by virtue of the federal diversity… Continue reading The Essentials of Insurance Litigation in USA