Most new California statutes take effect on January 1. Unlike some states, California’s legislature meets for about 10 months every year, so normally there is lots of legislative activity. 2023 was, by California standards, relatively quiet for new or amended…
Bryce Adams was elected as a firm shareholder, effective January 1, 2024. Bryce has been a member of the firm’s Portland office since July, 2019. He represents multinational insurer clients primarily in a first party setting, with an emphasis on…
In the long-awaited opinion of Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union, issued December 29, 2023, the Oregon Supreme Court, split 4-3, announced that the plaintiff pleaded facts sufficient to give rise to a legally cognizable common-law negligence claim for emotional…
A panel of California’s Second District Court of Appeal ruled this week that pollution exclusions in a shared-and-layered property insurance program did not apply to alleged losses arising out of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus across the insured’s portfolio…
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…