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California Wildfires - Underwriting Considerations

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Wildfires in California are, unfortunately, burning as frequently and as ferociously as ever. Exemplified by the 2017, 2018, and 2020 wildfire seasons, the number of wildfires in the last 5 years stands at a staggering 85,028...more

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“Public Improvement” Narrowly Defined to Limit Inverse Condemnation Liability

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Since the California Supreme Court’s 2019 Oroville decision, which narrowed inverse condemnation liability for public agencies, several court decisions have followed suit. ...more

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California Supreme Court Provides Rare Update on Inverse Condemnation Doctrine

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On August 15, 2019, the California Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) issued its first inverse condemnation opinion in more than 22 years in the case City of Oroville v. Superior Court of Butte County, Case No. S243247...more

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“If A Tree Falls In The Forest . . .”: If A Tenant Has Yet To Be Evicted, Do They Still Possess The Premises?

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[author: Jana Contreras] “If a tree falls in the forest with no ears to hear does it make a sound?” While the answer to that riddle still remains elusive to many, a recent California court of appeal decision did succeed in...more

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Tort Suit Seeks to Hold Drillers Responsible for Oklahoma Earthquakes

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In what may be part of a wave of litigation blaming increased seismicity on oil and gas development activities, 12 residents of Oklahoma City and its suburbs filed suit against oil and gas drillers and operators of wastewater...more

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