The California Supreme Court of Appeals held that the insured is not barred from prosecuting claims for breach of the California Unfair Competition Law based on violation of insurance Code Section 790, Et. Seq.

Governor Jerry Brown signs into law Senate Bill 255, making it a crime to publish con-consensual "Revenge Porn."

A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision held that a policyholder or claimant must exhaust the policy limits of solvent insurance carriers in long-tail, continuous-trigger cases before seeking statutory benefits from the state Guaranty Association for an insolvent insurance carrier.

Ninth Circuit holds that defendant’s burden of proof to establish amount-in-controversy is the preponderance of the evidence standard and that lead plaintiffs may not legally waive claims prior to class certification.

Sullivan v Pulte Home Corp., 2013 Ariz. LEXIS 162 (2013)