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Tyson & Mendes Opens in San Antonio, Second Office in Texas in as Many Months: Amanda James Named San Antonio Managing Partner; Stephen Haynes as Complex Trial Partner

SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 21, 2023) – Tyson & Mendes LLP, a thriving insurance and civil litigation defense firm with a growing national presence, announced today its second Texas office will open in San Antonio on Sept. 1, led by accomplished civil litigators...
1 month ago
Personal Injury

NY Crane Collapse: Near Miss or Large Target?

In late July of 2023, Marcy Olin witnessed a crane collapse. Around her, people panicked. Falling debris struck her vehicle. Miraculously, Ms. Olin was unharmed. She decided to sue for emotional distress and negligence. Her husband joined in as well, seeking damages for loss of...
2 weeks ago
Insurance

New Nevada Law Scorches Insurers – No More “Burning Limits” Policies

As insurers pull out of Florida amid market volatility, Nevada recently became the first state to prohibit insurers from issuing or renewing liability insurance policies with “eroding limits” provisions. Eroding limits policies are those in which amounts paid by an insurer to defend a..
2 weeks ago
Habitability & Commercial Property

Up In Smoke: Insurer Sues Landlord For Failure to Obtain Liability Insurance from Tenant 

Liability insurance coverage disputes often evolve out of the insurer’s duty to defend the policyholder from suits within the coverage promised by the insurance contract. When the duty to defend is triggered, the insurer is burdened with the contractual duty to assume control of the...
2 weeks ago
Personal Injury

It Ends Here: Commercial Auto Insurance Policies Do Not Continue Beyond Expiration Date, Even if Certificate Not Canceled

In Allied Premier Insurance v. United Financial Casualty Company, the California Supreme Court reviewed the following question: Under California’s Motor Carriers of Property Permit Act (Veh. Code, § 34600 et seq.; “the Act”), “does a commercial automobile insurance policy...
2 weeks ago
Employment

The “Last Word” On PAGA Standing: California Supreme Court Reverses the U.S. Supreme Court in Adolph v. Uber Technologies

For nearly a decade, uncertainty and disagreement have reigned over statutory interpretations of California’s Private Attorneys General Act’s standing requirement. Who exactly was this “aggrieved employee” archetype the California legislators created and deputized to use the state’s...
2 weeks ago
Insurance

A Wager with Death – Arizona Supreme Court Says Policy to Remain Valid Despite Beneficiary Betting on Decedent’s Death

This article serves as a follow-up to the April 2023 article, “Feeling Conflicted: Arizona Supreme Court to Resolve Conflict in Laws Affecting Enforceability of Life Insurance Policies.” Since publication, the Arizona Supreme Court made its final decision on the question of whether...
2 weeks ago
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