California Homeowners Advised to File Insurance Claims Promptly after Natural Disasters

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Orange County, California residents are no strangers to insurance claims arising from natural disasters. Landslides, wild fires and earthquakes all too frequently wreak havoc on people’s lives – and their property. And while insurance companies don’t require home and business owners to file claims immediately after a disaster strikes, it’s not a good idea to…

Callahan & Blaine Wins $10 Million Settlement in Complex Insurance Litigation Arising from California Landslides

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In 1993 there was a landslide in the Spyglass development area in Whittier, California. In the aftermath of the landslide, eight homeowners in the development sued the Spyglass Homeowners Association (HOA) for damages to their homes. Spyglass’ insurers also brought a declaratory relief action against the HOA. In return Spyglass brought an affirmative bad faith…