Last week policyholders discovered there is no silver lining in the Silver State when it comes to Business Income for COVID-19 related losses. The Nevada Supreme Court in Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. Eighth Judicial District Court, 139 Nev.…
In early July we reported regarding Nevada Assembly Bill 398, which operated to prohibit the issuance of liability insurance policies containing defense within limits or “self-eroding” provisions. The legislation was hardly a masterpiece of clarity and passed the Nevada legislature…
Bullivant Houser is pleased to announce that 32 of its attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2024. Best Lawyers® compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate…
We are thrilled to announce that Bullivant Houser President, Loren Podwill, was sworn in as the 2023-2024 Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) over the weekend. With this prestigious appointment, Loren will…
Bullivant Houser, a nationally recognized law firm with offices in Washington, Oregon, and California, is pleased to announce that five of its Washington attorneys have been selected for inclusion as 2023 Washington Super Lawyers. Washington Super Lawyers include: Evelyn E.…
Wilhelm Dingler penned this advisory in the Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Summer 2023 issue examining liability risks in a changing professional landscape. Emphasizing the need to learn from past liability issues to navigate the challenges ahead, Dingler highlights modern issues of…
Bullivant Houser, a nationally recognized law firm with offices in Washington, Oregon, and California, is pleased to announce that six of its Oregon attorneys have been selected for inclusion as 2023 Oregon Super Lawyers or Rising Stars. Oregon Super Lawyers…
Nevada has enacted a statute which prohibits liability insurers from issuing self-eroding, or defense within limits, policies. Nevada is the first state to prohibit self-eroding policies completely. The statute applies to policies issued or renewed on or after October 1,…
Bullivant Houser, a nationally recognized law firm with offices in Washington, Oregon, and California, is pleased to announce that five of its California attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers. Northern California Super Lawyers…
As previously reported, the Oregon House and Senate each separately passed House Bill 3242 – UCSPA Bad Faith bill. In an unexpected turn of events, the Senate version of the previously approved House Bad Faith bill got held up in…