The Cavanagh Law Firm is proud to announce that Senior Member, Cassandra Meyer, was elected as President-Elect for the Harmonie Group effective January 1st, 2019. The Harmonie Group is an invitation-only international network of elite and vetted attorneys providing defense services to corporations, TPAs, insurance companies, RRGs, and captives. Founded in 1993 at the Harmonie Club in New York City,…
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The Cavanagh Law Firm is proud to announce that Chair of the Board, Ms. Helen R. Davis, was recognized in Arizona Business Magazine as one of the Most Influential Women in Arizona. Arizona Business Magazine honors women changing the face of Arizona business. These...
The statutes that govern limited liability company (“LLC”) have been updated in total. Chapter 7 of Title 10 now replaces the prior statutes in Chapter 4. Publication when filing Articles of Organization or changing the statutory agent has been changed for some counties. If the statutory agent lives in a county with a population of 800,000 or more, instead of…
Since Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA or Superfund“) 42 U.S.C.A. §§9601 – 9675, the importance of the environmental aspects of due diligence in real estate transactions has become a significant part of most commercial real estate transactions. 1 The CERCLA statute created strict liability for the costs of contamination if you happen to…
Co-Chair and Speaker – Upcoming in June 2018
The question of whether attorney’s fees awarded under Minnesota’s insurance unreasonable denial statute could exceed the policy limits of the policy was recently addressed by the Minnesota Supreme Court in Wilbur v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 892 NW2d...
The Wyoming Supreme Court in Century Surety Co. v. Jim Hipner, LLC, 377 P.3d 784 (Wyo. 2016) adopted the notice-prejudice rule. The court also found that any policy exclusion that attempted to displace the notice-prejudice rule was void.