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Next Steps for Policyholders in the Aftermath of the California Wildfires

February 3, 2025 — Scott P. DeVries, Lorelie S. Masters, Michael S. Levine & Yosef Itkin - Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog

The insurance claims process can be daunting even under the most ordinary circumstances; a catastrophic series of fires like Southern California is enduring has created extraordinary circumstances.

To help make the insurance part of the...

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Orion Group Holdings Honored with Leadership in Safety Award

October 9, 2023 — Orion Group Holdings, Inc.

HOUSTON, Oct. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) ("Orion" and "Company"), a leading specialty construction and engineering company today announced it received the Company Award for Leadership in Safety from the...

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Collapse of Underground Storage Cave Not Covered

June 29, 2020 — Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law Hawaii

The Eighth Circuit faced unusual facts in determining that the collapse of a cave serving as a storage facility was not covered under the policy. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co. v. Interstate Underground Warehouse & Storage, Inc., 2020 U....

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Union Handbilling: When, Where, and Why it is Legal

November 6, 2018 — Wally Zimolong - Supplemental Conditions

A few days ago, IBEW Local 98 began began protesting a restaurant owned by professional football player Jahri Evans. The organizers are accusing Evans of violating local construction wage standards and are advertising their dispute with “...

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Mr. Zimolong may be contacted at wally@zimolonglaw.com

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When is a “Willful” Violation Willful (or Not) Under California’s Contractor Enforcement Statutes?

April 17, 2019 — Garret Murai - California Construction Law Blog

The enforcement statutes applicable to the California Contractors’ State License Board aren’t exactly models in clarity. A few examples:

1. Business and Professions Code Section 7107: Abandonment without legal excuse of...

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Edison Utility Accused of Igniting LA Fire in Lawsuits

January 21, 2025 — Jef Feeley, Mark Chediak & Malathi Nayak - Bloomberg

Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility faces lawsuits blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of the wildfires still raging in the second-largest US metropolis.

The first of several suits filed Monday was...

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