A recent decision by the California Supreme Court allows plaintiffs in first party bad faith lawsuits to file a separate cause of action under the California Unfair Competition Law (UCL). At the same time, however, the decision provides for some …
Amusement parks are not financially responsible for injuries suffered on bumper cars, the California Supreme Court has ruled. The high court said people who ride bumper cars under normal conditions automatically assume some risk — just as people who play …
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that policy stacking is the “correct” and “equitable” way to allow insureds the ability to collect up to the policy limit for continuous injury cases. The high court’s ruling affirmed the Court of Appeal’s …
Insurance companies must pay up to the policy limits for cleanup of the Stringfellow Acid Pits in Riverside County, the California Supreme Court ruled. The 17-acre industrial waste dump 50 miles east of Los Angeles near Glen Avon was operated …
Court Limits What Medical Bills Juries Can View Insurance companies, and ultimately California consumers, avoided a windfall sought by the Consumer Attorneys of California to the tune of more than $3 billion dollars per year. On Aug. 18, 2011, the …