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In a case that could have sweeping national implications, a Pennsylvania court has ordered State Farm, the Commonwealth’s largest purveyor of homeowners’ insurance policies, to pay a couple $46,000 for breaching the terms of their policy. The case arose from the highly questionable,...

Californians invest thousands of their hard-earned dollars into insurance policies every year. The assurance that your business, home, and family will be well taken care of in the event of a tragedy is worth it.
When an insurance company denies your policy benefits, delays payment, or pays...

Larry Spanier’s dream house was in Fountaingrove, California, near Santa Rosa. It was where he had chosen to retire after a career as an aerospace executive. In 2017, though, record-setting wildfires ravaged the area. The home was completely destroyed. Spanier relied on a policy from the...

Insurance can sometimes sound like a mobster’s racket. You pay a big chunk of money regularly, hoping you never need to cash in the benefits. When you do, sometimes the insurance company fights tooth and nail to avoid paying you what you’re owed. Naturally, fights don’t happen all...

In what can only be described as a disastrous turn of events for Progressive American Insurance Co., the insurance giant’s half-hearted communication with an at-fault policyholder turned a potential $10,000 settlement into a wrongful death judgment worth $22,663,058 plus legal...

Has an Orange County competitor stolen your trade secrets? Has a former employee disclosed your intellectual property to another Newport Beach company? California trade secrets owners work hard to develop and protect their innovative ideas, and victims of trade secrets theft are eligible for...

Coca-Cola famously guards its signature formula with layers of protection that sound like material for a spy movie. It is kept in a vault that can only be opened by a resolution of the board of directors. Supposedly only two people in the company are permitted to know it at one time, and they are...

We all want to think that our workers are loyal and honest. Sadly, some are neither. Stealing sensitive information, such as customer lists, is often tempting for employees, who may use the information to launch their own businesses or land higher paying jobs with competitors.
In some...

When engaged in discovery in business litigation, California’s robust tax return privilege will generally bar any curious opponent from seeking your tax information.
Common instances in which tax returns may be requested include disputes between competitors, involving employees, or...

In 2011, Anthony Levandowski was a star engineer at Google. Instrumental in the development of the company’s self-driving car program, he was also responsible for the worldwide mapping efforts that gave life to Google Maps.
Levandowski was famous for his unorthodox workarounds, like...