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August 21, 2015

California Supreme Court Rules that Insurers Must Honor Post-Loss Assignment of Rights Under Liability Policies

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In an opinion that will likely have a major impact on mergers and acquisitions, the California Supreme Court ruled that an insurance carrier may not use a “consentto-assign” clause to deny coverage for injuries or...
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August 18, 2015

Payne & Fears Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2016 List

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Congratulations to the Payne & Fears LLP Partners Included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016! Dan Fears was named the Best Lawyers® 2016 Litigation- Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in Orange...
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August 12, 2015

California Supreme Court Allows Insurer to Sue Independent Counsel Directly for Reimbursement of Defense Costs in “Unusual” Procedural Setting

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In a highly-anticipated decision regarding an insurer’s rights against an insured’s independent counsel, the California Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer may sue independent counsel for reimbursement of...
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August 3, 2015

Bad Faith Failure to Settle: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Go From Here?

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One frequently litigated issue in the insurance-coverage world is whether an insurer has committed bad faith by failing to settle a third-party claim. This article reviews the recent appellate decisions, the direction in...
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July 15, 2015

California “Fixes” Paid Sick Leave Law

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Governor Brown just signed urgency legislation effective immediately fixing some of the problems in California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, the Paid Sick Leave Law. Key changes to the Paid Sick...
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July 10, 2015

San Francisco Ordinances Impose New Requirements for Formula

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Overview Effective July 3, 2015, a pair of ordinances known collectively as the Formula Retail Employee Rights Ordinances or the Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights (“Ordinances”), places substantial burdens on covered San...
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June 30, 2015

Will California Like Social Media Tombstone Announcements or Will Employees Have to Unfriend Their Social Media Client Contacts?

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Attorneys Benjamin Nix and David Grant authored “Will California Like Social Media Tombstone Announcements or Will Employees Have to Unfriend Their Social Media Client Contacts?” for the Association of Business...
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June 26, 2015

Time is Running Out for California Employers to Bring Their Sick Leave Policies Into Compliance

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Many California employers are assuming–incorrectly–that because they have an existing paid time off (PTO) or sick leave policy, they do not need to review their policies for compliance with California’s new...
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May 15, 2015

A Cautionary Tale: Should You Turn Down a Check Offered as Satisfaction of Your Judgment?

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In the recently published case, Gray1 CPB LLC v. SCC Acquisitions, Inc., the Court of Appeal determined that an attorney’s acceptance of a $13 million certified check covering his client’s entire judgment plus...
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April 3, 2015

Payne & Fears Case Included in Top Defense Verdict Section of Daily Journal

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In the March 27th edition of the Daily Journal, Payne & Fears LLP’s Kravitsky v. Corinthian Colleges Inc. case was included in the Top Defense Cases section. Attorneys Jeffrey Brown and Ray Boggess defended Corinthian...
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November 20, 2014

On the Horizon for 2015: Two New Laws Employers Should Prepare For

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Matt Brown and Rachel Warren authored “On the Horizon for 2015: Two New Laws Employers Should Prepare For” published in the Orange County Business Journal. ...
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November 14, 2014

You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: Overcoming Evasive Actions By Insurers in Construction Defect Claims

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Sometimes it seems insurers will do anything to avoid paying a claim. This is especially true in construction defect claims. Although insuring agreements in commercial general liability (CGL) policies state that the insurer...
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