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Aug. 23, 2012
NFL favors LA for insurance lawsuit, if not for team
Los Angeles has been without an NFL team since 1994 yet finds itself as the league's venue of choice for its lawsuit against 32 insurers. Legal experts said California's insurance laws make it a friendlier place to sue an insurance company.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - No National Football League team has played in Los Angeles since 1994. But while the league's decision to file a major lawsuit last week against 32 insurers in state court here may seem odd to outsiders, legal experts called it a sound legal strategy.
California law is considered friendly for policyholders because it recognizes something called the "continuous trigger," the...
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