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A Guide to Insurance Recovery for Businesses Following a Natural Disaster

On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Stephen Raucher of Reuben Raucher & Blum joined Samuel Bruchey of Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP and Michael Haugen, CPA, CFF, CFE of J.S. Held for a Beverly Hills Bar Association webinar on insurance recovery for businesses impacted by natural disasters. With Los Angeles wildfires causing widespread devastation, many businesses are […]

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Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights in California?

Grandparents can play a special role in the lives of their grandchildren.  In fact, the United States Supreme Court recognized this truth when confronted with the request by grandparents for more visitation with their deceased son’s daughters than the children’s mother would agree to:  “In an ideal world, parents might always seek to cultivate the

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The Final Nails in the Coffin: California Supreme Court Rejects Coverage for COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims

In Another Planet Entertainment, LLC v. Vigilant Ins. Co., 15 Cal. 5th 1106 (2024), the California Supreme Court clarified that the actual or potential presence of COVID-19 on an insured’s premises generally does not constitute direct physical loss or damage to property within the meaning of a commercial property insurance policy. Plaintiff Another Planet, a

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Insurance Coverage Issues Arising from Habitability Claims

Presented by Stephen L. Raucher | July 25, 2024 On July 25, 2024, Stephen L. Raucher, a seasoned litigator with extensive experience in real estate and insurance coverage, delivered an insightful webinar on Insurance Coverage Issues Arising from Habitability Claims for the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA). This presentation is now available on-demand

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