Alycen A. Moss, Elliot Kerzner and Teri Mae Rutledge | Cozen O’Connor An intentional act may not be an “occurrence” even when there is no intent to cause harm, according to a California appellate court’s recent ruling in Ghukasian v. Aegis Security Insurance Co.1 Ghukasian involved an insured who hired contractors to level land and clear trees on… Continue reading Intentional Act Without Intent to Harm May Not Be an Occurrence
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Lead Paint Coverage Claim Bites The Dust
Gina M. Foran, William Baron and Philip Matthews | Duane Morris Duane Morris lawyers helped secure a victory at the California Court of Appeal when the court held Tuesday that ConAgra’s insurers have no duty to indemnify ConAgra against a public nuisance action in which ConAgra was ordered to contribute to an abatement fund due… Continue reading Lead Paint Coverage Claim Bites The Dust
A Riveting (or at Least Insightful) Explanation of the Privette Doctrine
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog “The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine” – Plutarch And grind they do . . . slowly. For long time readers of the California Construction Law Blog you may recall a case we reported on over three years ago in 2018 – Sandoval v. Qualcomm Incorporated –… Continue reading A Riveting (or at Least Insightful) Explanation of the Privette Doctrine
California Statutes Authorizing Public-Private Partnership Contracting
Robert A. James and Shade Oladetimi | Gravel2Gavel Public-private partnerships are often cited as a key pathway to restoring and enhancing the nation’s infrastructure. They can be challenging arrangements to structure. (As a result of the pandemic, they have even suffered the indignity of having their “PPP” acronym coopted by the Paycheck Protection Program. With apologies… Continue reading California Statutes Authorizing Public-Private Partnership Contracting
California Court of Appeal Finds Alleged Inadequate Defense by Insurer-Appointed Defense Counsel Does Not Trigger a Right to Independent Counsel
Robert Dennison | Traub Lieberman Insurance Law Blog The California Second District Court of Appeal had occasion to examine an insurer’s duty to provide independent counsel (“Cumis counsel”) to its insured in a declaratory relief action entitled Nede Management, Inc. v. Aspen American Insurance Company. The action arose from a fire on a property covered by an… Continue reading California Court of Appeal Finds Alleged Inadequate Defense by Insurer-Appointed Defense Counsel Does Not Trigger a Right to Independent Counsel