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Insurance

Apr. 7, 2017

Plaintiffs can pursue class actions against Travelers, Farmers for Sand Fire

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled two class action s may proceed against insurers over a wildfire smoke sublimit clause that had minimized payouts to policyholders.

By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Daily Journal Staff Writer

ALos Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled two class actions may proceed against insurers over a wildfire smoke sublimit clause that had minimized payouts to policyholders.

Judge Carolyn Kuhl on Wednesday overruled a demurrer by Travelers Commercial Insurance Co. to dismiss a case involving homeowners whose properties were damaged in the 2016 Sand Fire in Santa Cla...

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