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California ruling could force change to home insurance rules
Thousands of wildfire survivors whose smoke-related claims were denied by the FAIR Plan could now appeal to receive payments.
California FAIR Plan shortchanges fire victims over smoke damage, judge rules
California's FAIR Plan is illegally failing to compensate wildfire victims for the full extent of losses caused by smoke ...
In landmark decision, judge rules California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy is illegal
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled that the California FAIR Plan's smoke-damage policy, which limits claims ...
Judge rules California’s FAIR Plan must pay smoke damage claims
Reps with the state’s home insurer of last resort said an appeal was unlikely in the court ruling, which said it violated ...
California court rules state insurance policy on smoke damage is unlawful
A California judge has ruled the state’s bare-bones home insurance program’s handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful.
Judge rules California FAIR Plan used illegal policy for fire claims
That decision was prompted by a lawsuit filed in 2021 by a man whose home, about 100 miles east of Sacramento, burned in a ...
New bill would ban cancerous chemicals from California firefighters’ gear
This week, California firefighters and lawmakers convened at Fire Station 34 in Pasadena to promote a bill to eliminate toxic elements in firefighters’ garments, including perfluoroalkyl and ...