Hon. Vedica Puri (ret)

The contours tighten around the definition of “direct physical loss” on a wildfire claim, in line with long-standing CA law defining the same.  Gharibian v. Wawanesa Gen. Ins. Co.  (2025) 108 Cal.App .5th 730, 737-738 (debris and ash from a major wildfire were not considered “direct physical loss” under a property policy.) As California wildfires, and corresponding property damage claims, become common place, Courts will have a pivotal role in defining what kinds of wildfire damage are...

It’s happening. A new CA law is winding its way through legislature right now that would directly impact the misuse of AI for all CA attorneys and arbitrators. SB 574 . If you want to learn more about this, get your MCLE credits before the deadline and hear me speak on a fab panel, join ADR Services, Inc’s Sixth Annual Complementary MCLE Day event (March 3 and 4, 2026). Click here to register In an effort to empower Courts to combat the widely reported problem of hallucinated citations, if...