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LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff
over 12 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurance Regulation
Top CA Case of Week: Landmark Proposition 103 Decision Reached
By Barger & Wolen LLP On October 6, 2010, the California Court of Appeal issued a landmark decision involving Proposition 103 insurance rate approval in MacKay v. Superior Court, B220469 & B223772. The legal issue, as Division Three of...
Michael Lefkowitz
over 12 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
California Appeals Court Affirms $8 Million Benzene Injury Verdict
SAN FRANCISCO -- (Mealey's) A California appeals court has affirmed an $8 million judgment to a seaman who blamed benzene exposure aboard oil tankers for the loss of a kidney to cancer, saying Feb. 18 that scientific certainty is not required for...
Ballard Spahr LLP
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
California Court Avoids Concepcion By Striking Arbitration Agreement Without Considering Class Action Waiver
A recent decision by the California Court of Appeal underscores the importance of making arbitration provisions with class action waivers as consumer-friendly as possible - even after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in AT&T Mobility v...
Tom Moylan
over 12 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Supreme Court Rules Vaccine Lawsuits Are Federally Preempted
WASHINGTON, D.C. --(Mealey's) A 6-2 U.S. Supreme Court majority on Feb. 22 ruled that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA) preempts tort claims asserting design defect against vaccine manufacturers ( Russell Bruesewitz, et al...
Norton Rose Fulbright
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Fulbright Briefing: In Mixed Ruling, California Court Addresses Interplay Between Arbitration and Choice-of-Law Provisions in Customer Agreements
By Ellen Bush Sessions , Eric A. Herzog and Spencer Persson In a recent decision with implications for broker-dealers and other companies that do business in California, the California Court of Appeal considered whether the Federal Arbitration Act...
Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP
over 12 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Law Blog
Global Settlements
In the recent decision Stellar v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. , the Second District Court of Appeal ruled that, where the parties to a workers’ compensation and civil lawsuit were in dispute as to whether the settlement reached in the civil matter was...
Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP
over 12 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Law Blog
Workers Comp Exclusive Remedy
In the recent [California] Court of Appeal decision, Sunline Transit v. Amalgamated Transit Union , the Court affirmed a fairly well established principle that an employer may be held liable for civil penalties when the employer’s decision to terminate...
LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff
over 12 years ago
Insurance Law
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Top CA Case of Week: Landmark Proposition 103 Decision Reached
By Barger & Wolen LLP On October 6, 2010, the California Court of Appeal issued a landmark decision involving Proposition 103 insurance rate approval in MacKay v. Superior Court, B220469 & B223772. The legal issue, as Division Three...