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A Washington Insured secured a victory by way of summary judgment that its excess carrier must provide coverage despite its insolvent primary carrier having made no payments towards the policy limit.

Insurance on a project is a vital tool with which to manage project risk. In a warming world with ever larger and more complex projects, insurance becomes that much more important...

The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for J.M. Smucker Company in a dispute over how many insurance retained limits applied to thousands of claims from a 2022 peanut-butter salmonella recall. ACE American Insurance argued each claimant's exposure was a separate occurrence, potentially requiring Smucker to satisfy up to $112.5 million in retained limits, while Smucker contended the contamination constituted a single occurrence under Ohio law's cause test.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1167, a bill prohibiting California utilities from charging customers for lobbying and advertising expenses.

Fugees rapper Pras Michel was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for running a years-long, multimillion-dollar foreign influence scheme funded by Malaysian billionaire Jho Low.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) made public an advisory opinion request from Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a candidate in the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial primary

National Democrats filed suit Friday, February 28, 2025, to stave off what they say could be President Donald Trump's destruction of impartial campaign finance regulation by the Federal Election Commission.

Connecticut's State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) is weighing its first interpretation of a 2024 law banning foreign nationals from making political contributions or expenditures, after a lobbyist petitioned for guidance on whether U.S. citizens working as in-house lobbyists for subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies may make personal campaign contributions.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Republican-led challenge to campaign finance limits on coordinated spending between candidates and political parties ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A federal judge upheld Colorado’s individual campaign contribution limits as constitutional on March 26, 2026, ruling that three Republican plaintiffs failed to show the state’s campaign finance framework violates the First Amendment.

Nossaman LLP's Compliance Notes newsletter delivers essential updates on regulatory developments, legal requirements, and compliance strategies affecting businesses across multiple industries.

Under SGMA, DWR is tasked with conducting technical evaluations of Groundwater Sustainability Plans, including ongoing assessments of plan adequacy and their incorporation of updated data. Recent probationary determinations indicate that State agencies expect demonstrable progress, particularly in critically over-drafted basins.

On November 21, 2025, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the Services) published several proposed rules to revise their regulations implementing certain provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Longtime California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton "Chuck" Bonham recently stepped down after 15 years at the helm.

On January 7, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that, following the completion of the Service's 5-year status review of the golden-cheeked warbler, the agency is recommending the species be downlisted ...

Events of force majeure may not be as "unforeseen" as they once were. Climate change has led to increasingly severe weather across the globe.

We previously reported on the recent California Court of Appeal district split as to what standard of review should apply in utility takeover condemnation cases as it pertains to more necessary public use challenges.

Can a public entity be held liable for inverse condemnation when it fails to prevent another party from causing damage to private property?

Joseph Haney and Ben Rubin explore the landmark Sheetz v. County of El Dorado case and its potential to transform housing affordability across the United States. The discussion examines how this critical legal decision intersects with development impact fees and local government regulations. Discover how judicial interpretation of land use law could fundamentally alter the economics of residential construction nationwide.