California Supreme Court Delivers a Commonsense Win for Insureds: Lowering the Bar to Sue Excess Insurers
California has redrawn the excess insurer exhaustion rule. In Fox Paine & Company, LLC v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company (July 27,
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California has redrawn the excess insurer exhaustion rule. In Fox Paine & Company, LLC v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company (July 27,
Does a single occurrence insurance policy cover claims from multiple victims, or does each victim trigger a separate claim? That question sits
The Sixth Circuit occurrence ruling in J.M. Smucker Co. v. ACE American Insurance Co. answers a deceptively simple question with an outsized