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California court rules state insurance policy on smoke damage is unlawful
A California judge has ruled the state’s bare-bones home insurance program’s handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful, a ...
California hopes law from bloody era of U.S. history can rein in Trump’s use of troops
California’s court fight to reign in the president's use of troops in Los Angeles now hangs on a 19th century law with grim ...
Judge rules California’s FAIR Plan must pay smoke damage claims
Reps with the state’s home insurer of last resort said an appeal was unlikely in the court ruling, which said it violated ...
Judge rules California FAIR Plan used illegal policy for fire claims
That decision was prompted by a lawsuit filed in 2021 by a man whose home, about 100 miles east of Sacramento, burned in a ...
In landmark decision, judge rules California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy is illegal
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled that the California FAIR Plan's smoke-damage policy, which limits claims ...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in California and 13 other states
U.S. District Judge Tana Lin in Washington state partially granted a preliminary injunction that sought to free up the money ...
Trump cancelled millions in California research grants. Judges want to restore them
The science grants are a core aspect of university operations and science development in the U.S. At the University of ...
Judge rules California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy is illegal | On Your Side
Karl Susman, insurance expert, discusses the impacts of a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge’s ruling that the California FAIR plan violated the state’s insurance code.
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California FAIR Plan's smoke-damage policy is illegal, judge rules
Homeowners who suffered smoke damage during the Southern California wildfires in January got a big win in court.