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Litigation Over Lahaina Wildfire Commences as Residents Claim Negligence of Hawaiian Electric Industries Resulted in Over 100...

Earlier this month, wildfires tore through the Island of Maui. While the fires affected an estimated 17,000 acres, the town of Lahaina was hit the hardest, leaving over 114 people dead and another 850 missing. More recently,...more

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Maui Wildfires - Coverage Considerations and What Business Policyholders Need to Know

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The Maui wildfires are now the deadliest—and certainly among the most destructive—in modern US history, already outpacing the loss of life and impact on critical wildlife habitat/species of the 2018 Camp fire in California....more

McCarter & English, LLP

Business Interruption Claims for Wildfires and Related Losses

In a phenomenon unusual for many residents of the northeastern United States, dense clouds of smoke from wildfires in Canada passed through several major cities, including New York, the week of June 5, 2023. As air quality...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Wildfire Season is Here: Will Your Company’s Insurance Policy Withstand the Heat?

Wildfire season typically occurs between July and November in California. However, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection maintains global warming is causing wildfire seasons to start earlier and last...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Maximizing Business Insurance Coverage Benefits After a Fire

Unfortunately, we again write while wildfire is devouring homes and businesses in Napa and Sonoma, and threatening many more. We’ve previously posted tips about first steps that you should take in the event your business has...more

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Disaster Preparedness Toolkit

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While the onset of a natural disaster is generally unpredictable, we have become accustomed to bracing ourselves for the inevitable hurricane, tornado, flood, or wildfire. Preparation for business disruptions as a result of...more

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When Disaster Strikes: How Employers Should Respond to Wildfires

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Seyfarth Synopsis: When faced with wildfires or natural disasters, California employers must keep calm, carry on, and continue to meet their obligations under California law. ...more

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Fall 2018 Helping Handbook

This handbook provides an overview of some issues that individuals, families, and small businesses may face as a result of the fires that broke out in Northern and Southern California in the fall of 2018. While fires...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The California Wildfires: Insurance Implications

Uncertainty of their immediate cause(s) of the Camp and Woolsey Fires may complicate insurance recovery. How you present your claims to the insurers is critical to recovery....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Helping Handbook for Those Affected by Northern California Wildfires

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This handbook provides an overview of some of the issues that individuals, families, and small businesses may face as a result of the wildfires that swept Northern California in October 2017. Please note that this handbook...more

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Is Event Cancellation Coverage Up In Smoke?

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As of the date of the publication of this blog entry, the wildfires that have been ravaging Northern California since October 8, 2017 have been somewhat contained. However, the slightest change in weather conditions could...more

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Northern California Wildfires — Important Insurance Coverage Considerations

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The ongoing Northern California wildfires are already the most destructive in the state’s history. In addition to the tragic loss of dozens of lives, California officials have reported that at least 5,700 structures have been...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Wildfires Rage: Insurance Advice for Recovery After the Smoke Clears

Some guiding principles, taken from decades of experience representing insurance policyholders in California and around the globe - The Wine Country fires, and the uncertainty of their cause, may complicate insurance...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Insurance for Wildfires and Other Natural Disasters

It’s a good time to insulate your wine business against getting burned or shaken up in a disaster. The California wildfire season is well underway. Only a year ago, the Lake County fire destroyed hundreds of homes,...more

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