May 10, 2018. Intervening cause is when a defendant can only be held liable for injuring the plaintiff if the defendant’s negligence caused or contributed to the plaintiff’s injuries. If a separate act breaks the direct link between the defendant’s actions and the plaintiff’s injury or loss, then the court may relieve the defendant of […]
May 4, 2018. Carl Warren Claim Supervisor, Reta Lewis, co-presented with Doug Smith, Smith Law Office, LLP and Kari Mendoza, City of Beaumont, at the Combined Claims Conference in March. During this Question and Answer Forum presentation, they discussed how virtually all litigants suing a public agency in California must comply with the California Tort Claims […]
February 28, 2018. The Combined Claims Conference is a week away. Join industry professionals on March 6th and 7th for the 30th Anniversary Celebration at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. The CCC is a two-day program offering continuing education for CPCU, RPA, MCLE, CIPI, CALI and the California and Texas Departments of Insurance for independent […]
January 17, 2018. Now that temperatures are setting new historic lows, here’s a repost of CLM’s Jan 2017 article “When Pipes Go Pop”. A thorough investigation of freeze-related claims may identify failure modes involving human error that were simply brought to light by Mother Nature. When Pipes Go Pop It’s Not Always Mother Nature’s Fault […]
