(Insurer Waived Enforcement of Provision Requiring Evidence of Insurability by Its Own & Employer’s Failure to Request

(California Self-Insurers’ Security Fund May Pursue Clients of Employee Leasing Business to Recover Excess Costs and Liabilities)

(Nebraska Law Invalidating Arbitration Provision, in Conjunction with McCarran-Ferguson Act, Reverse Preempts Federal Arbitration Act)

(Supreme Court Accepts Petition for Review of Court of Appeal Decision Addressing the Trigger of Coverage Under Excess Policies)

(Developer Qualifies as an Additional Insured Under Policies Limiting Additional Insured Coverage to Ongoing Operations Notwithstanding That Claims Against Developer Incepted After Completion of Homes)

(Lawsuits Related to Opioid Painkillers Do Not Trigger a Duty to Defend Under CGL Policies As They Do Not Allege Facts Involving a Potential Accident And / Or Are Excluded By Products Exclusions)

California’s Second District Court of Appeal recently threw out a potentially valid claim for breach of contract asserted by a contractor which failed to comply with the state’s contractor’s licensing requirements. The case is noteworthy not only for the holding, but also for the prominent defendant, Tesla founder Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a private space exploration company. 

The Nevada Supreme Court has found that homeowner associations have standing to pursue “representative” claims on behalf of any new purchasers who bought their units after the association had already initiated its lawsuit.