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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 20, Issue 1 - (Winter 2003)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.07.03

  • "The Use of Business Aircraft: It's All in the Details," Author: Eileen M. Gleimer.
  • "The Data Quality Act: Toward Greater Accountability in Regulation," Co-Authors: Edward M. Green and Richard J. Mannix.
  • "Changing Campaign Law May Mean Changes for Your Corporate PAC," Co-Authors: Beth Nolan and F. Ryan Keith.
  • "FMSHRC in 2002: The Year in Review," Author: Timothy M. Biddle.

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 06.01.26

California Court Upholds Insurer’s Duty to Defend After Covered Claim Is Dismissed

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant ruling in an insurance coverage dispute between a commercial general liability insurer and its policyholder. The decision addresses several critical issues in insurance law, including the scope and continuity of the duty to defend and the standard for insurer reimbursement of defense costs in mixed-claim actions. The court ruled largely in favor of the insured, SVO Building One, LLC ("SVO"), and the matter now heads toward settlement or trial on SVO's remaining counterclaims....