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Despite the efforts to prevent accidents, crashes with Canadian drivers are still an all too common occurrence in Washington State. To make matters worse, dealing with Canadian insurance companies can be confusing and...more
A New York federal court granted a cedent’s petition under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards to confirm multiple arbitration awards in its favor, denied cross-petition to vacate the...more
In an 11-0 en banc published decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California Code of Civil Procedure section 354.4 which purported to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Section 354.4 revived the...more
In This Presentation: Insurance in Context: Construction Risk Management; What Insurance Can and Can’t Do; Consider/Anticipate all Stakeholders; Construction Risk Management; Insurance challenges: Market Conditions;...more
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, et al. v. Great Socialist People’s Libian Arab Jamahiriya, et al., Civil Action No. 06-cv-731 (JMF) (D.D.C. 2011), are two actions. The primary remaining defendants include Syria and...more
Originally published in Advisen FPN - May 16, 2011. Although the media properly has focused primarily on the human tragedy caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, much also has been written about the...more
Insurers and reinsurers take great care in selecting the forum for the resolution of disputes with their (re)insureds. The Bermuda Policy Form is a classic example of this, requiring disputes to be arbitrated in either London...more
The extraordinary images and reports of the devastation from the Japan earthquake and tsunami are staggering. While the focus has understandably and appropriately been on the human toll and concern for the well-being of...more
On November 9, 2010, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner issued a Press Release announcing that he is filing a lawsuit challenging the California Office of Administrative Law's (OAL) October 11, 2010,...more
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