Bullivant Houser attorneys Andrew Downs and Thomas Hutchinson have been recognized as ranked lawyers in the latest edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2022). Andrew Downs is ranked in California in the area of insurance law and…
California has long had a statutory prohibition of insurer liability for a policyholder’s willful acts in Insurance Code § 533. On April 19th California’s First District Court of Appeal held section 533 precludes coverage for lead paint manufacturers' public nuisance…
Bullivant Houser's physical offices in Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco reopened on April 4. It’s been a long two years and we are ready to welcome our employees and clients again in person. We are immensely proud of the resilience,…
Bullivant Houser, a U.S. West Coast-based law firm providing legal services in the area of insurance law and related litigation, announced that it has become the exclusive member firm in Washington for the Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers Group, the world’s…
Bullivant Houser Shareholder Andy Downs is one of the three co-editors of the third edition of the Property Insurance Litigator’s Handbook published by the ABA’s Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section. He was also a co-editor of the first (2007) and second…
As we reported in February 2021, legislators in the State of Washington continue to promote legislation that would attempt to create business interruption coverage for policyholders who have been affected by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. In 2021, state senators introduced Senate…
Owen Mooney was elected as a firm shareholder, effective January 1, 2022. Owen has been a member of the firm’s Seattle office since September 2014. He advises insurers in matters related to first-party property and third-party liability insurance claims when…
Until now, California law did not allow for the recovery of damages for pain, suffering, or disfigurement in wrongful death actions. Effective January 1, 2022, that changed. Now, those damages are recoverable in newly filed actions and in any action…
California’s legislature meets every year for approximately nine months (December through August). That gives it ample opportunity to tinker with the statutes applicable to insurance. Most statutes take effect on January 1 of the following year. Some, including one discussed…
I am excited to share with you the launch of our new website in response to our firm’s continuous evolution along with the progression of our clients' needs and the legal industry’s constant change. This is one of many changes…