(Because Residence Was Vacant For 60 Consecutive Days, Vacancy Exclusion in Property Policy Applied to Bar Coverage of Water Damage Claim Under Policy)

(No Duty to Defend HOA and Property Manager Under Policy Liability and D&O Coverage Parts For Lawsuits Which Failed to Allege Damages and Did Not Include Property Manager as an Additional Insured)

(Landlord Insurer Entitled to Contribution of Defense and Indemnity Costs From Restaurant Insurer Because Underlying Lawsuit Was Related to Use of Premises as Restaurant)

The law in the State of Washington, albeit clear on issues regarding first party claimants, was recently challenged in the matter of Eye Associates Northwest, P.C. v. Sedgwick et. al.

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice delivered on its stated intention to criminally prosecute collusion in labor and employment markets when it announced on December 10, 2020 its first criminal wage-fixing prosecution, charging the former owner of a Texas home healthcare staffing agency with violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act by participating in a conspiracy to suppress rates for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.

In a decision handed down in mid-October, a California appellate court rejected a plaintiff’s entreaty to create a new maritime remedy. Instead, it adhered to the U.S. Supreme Court’s admonition in The Dutra Group v. Batterton, 139 S.Ct. 2275 (2019) that the courts should defer to Congress in fashioning relief.