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Cozen O'Connor

“John Doe” Saves the Day in Washington: Avoiding S.O.L. Defense by Properly Naming “Doe” Defendants

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In Powers v. W.B. Mobile Servs., Inc., 311 P.3d 58, 2013 WL 5645561 (2013), Division Two of the Washington Court of Appeals held that if a plaintiff (1) names a “John Doe” defendant with “reasonable particularity,” files suit...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New Published Decision Reaffirms Protection for Insurers Bringing Good Faith Interpleader Actions in California

In Farmers New World Life Ins. Co. v. Rees,—Cal. Rptr. 3d—, 2013 WL 4654611 (August 30, 2013), the Second District of the California Court of Appeal vindicated the rights of an insurer that interpleaded funds in good faith,...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Judicial Notice Doctrine Bolstered by Court of Appeal Decision

A recent California decision should make it easier for insurers to attack allegations at the pleading stage in state court actions. ...more

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