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Insurance

Oct. 7, 2026

Beutner sues Chubb over testing, coverage after Palisades Fire

Former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner and his family sued Chubb, alleging the insurer relied on inadequate testing and consultants who downplayed contamination to limit coverage after the Palisades Fire.

Beutner sues Chubb over testing, coverage after Palisades Fire
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Businessman and former Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent Austin Beutner and his family have sued their insurer, Chubb, over last year's Palisades Fire, alleging it relied on inadequate testing to minimize coverage for contamination at their Pacific Palisades home.

In a lawsuit filed Monday by attorneys at Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP and Raizner Slania LLP, Beutner, his wife and their company MIWISA LLC sued Bankers Standard Insurance Co., ...

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