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California AG Supports Unfair Competition Claims Against Insurance Company

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On April 11, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court of the State of California arguing that policyholders should be able to assert claims under the state’s Unfair Competition...more

Wiley Rein LLP

California Insurance Code Section 533 Does Not Necessarily Bar Coverage for California Labor Code Retaliation Claims

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A California state court of appeals, applying California law, has held that, as a matter of first impression, a provision in the California insurance code excluding insurance coverage for loss caused by an insured’s willful...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

The California Insurance Code and Willful Acts

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Companies facing lawsuits involving alleged claims of willful acts have had a rude awakening following the ruling in The Wonderful Co. LLC et al. v. Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. by a California federal court that came at...more

Carlton Fields

New California Lapse Statute Decision Highlights the Importance of Where Insurance Policies are “Issued or Delivered”

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This past May, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of a life insurance company, finding that California’s lapse statute applies only to life insurance...more

Rumberger | Kirk

McHugh, Thomas, and the Long-Term Risk of California Insurance Code Sections 10113.71 and 10113.72

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In 2012, the California Legisla­ture enacted changes to the California Insurance Code that provide protections intended to shield consumers from los­ing life insurance coverage due to late or missed insurance premium...more

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Ninth Circuit Forbids Insurer from Paying a Retailer’s Legal Fees, Could Your Dealership Be Next?

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The Ninth Circuit ruled on Thursday that a California retailer must pay its own legal fees in a state consumer protection lawsuit brought against it by the California Attorney General, despite its insurer’s agreement to cover...more

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