The past year once again saw a breadth of court decisions addressing a wide variety of directors and officers and professional liability insurance coverage issues. At various levels, state and federal courts across the...more
A wide range of tort reform laws (HB 837) were recently approved by the Florida House and went into effect on March 24. HB 837 is intended to help protect businesses and insurers from excessive litigation in Florida and is...more
A new California statute effective January 1, 2023 contains requirements for claimants and insurers alike when claimants issue pre-litigation time-sensitive settlement demands under automobile, motor vehicle, homeowner, or...more
The California Court of Appeal has affirmed the Fresno County Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment to NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company (NORCAL), finding there was no potential for coverage for a False Claims Act...more
On March 8, the California Court of Appeal issued an important opinion clarifying that the trier of fact in a bad faith “failure to settle” case must specifically find that the insurer acted unreasonably in order to find...more
The past year once again saw a breadth of court decisions addressing a wide variety of directors and officers and professional liability insurance coverage issues. At various levels, state and federal courts across the...more