August 09th, 2016/By Admin/In Newsletter
No Coverage For Family Member’s “Regular” Use Of Non-Owned Vehicle
In Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Awela, 2015 Cal. App. LEXIS 1124, the Third Appellate District of California recently determined that a family member’s “regular” use of a non-owned vehicle was excluded under the policy provisions.
In this case, 17 year old driver Simone got into a motor vehicle accident which caused injuries to others. At the time of the accident, she was driving a GMC pickup truck owned by and registered to her father, but he had excluded her from his policy to save money, even though Simone was the only person who ever drove the GMC. Read More
February 01st, 2016/By Admin/In Blog, Newsletter
Tharpe & Howell, LLP, endeavors to keep its clients and colleagues abreast of important new law. The attached article entitled California Reverses Course was written by Firm attorney Eric Kunkel to make insurance and legal professionals aware of recent authority which changes the legal landscape as it relates to the assignment of insurance benefits sought by health care providers. While prior authority generally held such assignments to be invalid, the California Supreme Court has now reversed that authority and concluded such assignments are valid as long as they are given after the insured has suffered a loss. Read More
To view Tharpe & Howell, LLP’s Employment and Labor Law, click on the link below:
Employment and Labor Law Newsletter (August 2012) Read More
Firm Partner Timothy Lake was recently appointed by the California State Bar to serve as a member of its Insurance Law Committee. Mr. Lake is Chair of the Firm’s Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage Practice Group and represents various insurance carriers on a broad range of issues involving coverage and related matters. Mr. Lake is also a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s Coverage Litigation Committee, and publishes and speaks frequently on insurance coverage issues. Read More
To view Tharpe & Howell, LLP’s Transportation Law Newsletter, click on the link below:
Transportation Law Newsletter (August 2012) Read More
