As California faces yet another brutal wildfire season, solutions-oriented conversations have turned more frequently toward what, for some, may seem like a counterintuitive mitigation method: more fire.
Controlled or “prescribed” burning of land has long been recognized by Indigenous communities, ecologists, and land management professionals as a practice with numerous environmental benefits — including the strategic reduction of fuel that
As of April 16, 2021, at least 1831 lawsuits regarding denials of insurance benefits for COVID-19 claims have been filed nationwide. Rather than slowing, the number of lawsuits filed each month has increased every month since March 2020.
Insurance policies with Business Income, Extra Expense, or Civil Authority coverage typically afford coverage for “direct physical loss of or damage
In a case arising from a wrongful death action related to an automobile collision, the Ninth Circuit on Monday certified to the California Supreme Court a question about how long commercial insurance policies remain in effect under the state’s Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act.
Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain phrased the question in the court’s certification order as follows:
Under California’s
