Lawyers Overseeing Layers
No country has as many lawyers as the United States — more than 152,000 in California alone — three times as many as in all of France. Nor does any other country rely as heavily on the legal profession to …
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Three insurers sue to recover claims paid in ’02 wildfire Three insurance companies filed a federal lawsuit to recover $7.04 million in claims paid for homes damaged or destroyed in the 2002 Hayman Fire in Colorado. State Farm Fire & …
COLORADO WILDFIRES
Fraud on the Farm: USDA needs to control crop insurance program Artisan Contractors: Artful eye toward marketing pays off
Golden State adopts new regulations to reduce worker injuries and death from high heat
California workers may soon be able to file for workers’ compensation if they become injured due to high heat. The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has adopted a permanent heat stress regulation, which protects all California employees working …
California construct defect litigation creating perfect storm
In The Perfect Storm, the book that inspired the movie of the same name, author Sebastian Junger defined “the perfect storm” as a tempest that may happen only once in a century, a storm created by so rare a combination …
The OCIP or Wrap Policy
Owner controlled insurance programs (OCIPs) or contractor controlled insurance programs (CCIPs), commonly referred to as “wraps,” that have been traditionally used for large, commercial projects with construction costs of $50 million or more now are being used for all sizes …
Fraud on the farm
Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency has taken steps to improve its procedures and processes to address fraud, waste and abuse in selling servicing crop insurance policies, many flaws remain in the system, according to a new …
People Trindl Reeves joined Barney & Barney, San Diego, as a principal, responsible for the ongoing growth of Barney & Barney in San Diego and Orange County. She will be based in San Diego. Reeves, formerly managing director of the …
Washington’s Ethel Adams legislation takes effect
Legislation changing the uninsured motorist law in Washington that is named in honor of accident victim Ethel Adams has taken effect. Adams was injured in an automobile accident in 2005 when her car was hit during an intentional act of …
Appeals Court rejects market-value loss claim
A man who wrecked his new truck is not entitled to payment from his insurance company for the resulting loss of market value, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled. In the first ruling in New Mexico on the issue, …
