With viral videos appearing on TikTok of store shelves that are picked clean and bare, truckers lined up at the Port of Long Beach waiting for loads, and ships anchored off the coast of California lined up waiting to be off loaded, something needed to change. Earlier this morning, President Biden tweeted this morning that …
Natural disasters have been shaping California homeowner’s insurance for decades. After the 1906 quake in San Francisco the city installed a gravity fed city wide fire suppression system as a way to coax carriers back into the city after a majority of the city had burned to the ground and firefighters stood helpless as the …
The Aliso Canyon blowout, which was allegedly discovered in October 2015, led to the largest-known release of methane in U.S. history and was blamed for sickening thousands of residents who were forced to move out of their San Fernando Valley homes to escape the smell and harmful effects caused by the blowout – which took …
StubHub has been ordered to refund over $8.5 million to customers who purchased tickets under the company’s pre-pandemic refund policy for events that were canceled because of COVID-19. StubHub initially refused to pay refunds to consumers for concerts, sports and other events that were canceled by the pandemic. Under its ‘FanProtect Guarantee,’ StubHub typically offered …
Our wonderful partner and Chair of our Transportation and Logistics was interviewed on ABC news concerning a hostage situation involving a homeowner’s personal property. Watch for him nationwide as his celebrity status spreads like wildfire! https://abc11.com/home-movers-moving-company-broker-troubleshooter-diane-wilson/11003657/
Last December, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted amendments to the Model Act. If enacted by individual states, these amendments will result in significant changes to anti-rebating laws that were first established in 1887. Here’s what brokers and insurers need to know moving forward. [Read full article at CIWA.net]
On Friday, August 19, 2021, a California State Court Judge struck down the voter-approved Proposition 22 as unconstitutional. The origin of Proposition 22 was the California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex, which held that Dynamex’s had misclassified its drivers as “independent contractors” in violation of California law and state wage orders. Proposition 22, which passed in …
Parties to a construction or design contract can define their duties toward one another, in the event a third-party claim arising out of the working relationship is brought against one or both. In many cases, the terms of this type of agreement will require one party to indemnify the other, for money paid or expenses …
Kudos to our Managing Partner, Kristi Dean, who was recently nominated by the Los Angeles Business Journal for recognition at the Women’s Leadership Series. Kristi was honored as an “accomplished and impactful leader” in the Los Angeles business community and, in part, for her role in successfully navigating Stone|Dean through challenges of a worldwide pandemic. …
During a recent lunch, I learned a friend of mine was considering moving her elderly parent from one city in California to another. She sought bids from five (5) different moving companies that were referred to her from a company that advertises itself as “an online service that matches customers with local professionals.” I have …