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Recent cases affirm a duty to defend, and insurance coverage, even for economic losses without allegations of bodily injury.

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Seventeen questions and answers about Family Code Section 6309 – the new law permitting (and limiting) discovery in domestic v...

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Recent petitions provide the U.S. Supreme Court a rare opportunity to resolve a conflict between presidential monument designa...

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