The Attorney General’s February 10, 2026, binding opinion (Public Access Opinion 26-002) found that a termination letter issued by a State’s Attorney’s Office was not exempt under the law enforcement exemptions under...
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City of Riverside v. RLI Insurance Company and How It May Procedurally Alter Insurance Coverage Disputes
May 5, 2026
For decades, California courts have carefully managed how civil liability litigation and related insurance coverage disputes proceed to avoid jury prejudice, discovery conflicts, and interference with an insured’s defense.
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts recently addressed whether a “Designated Ongoing Operations” exclusion in a commercial general liability policy applied to coverage for damage to an...
DRI For the Defense: Drones Are Now Ordinary Business Tools – and Ordinary Litigation Risks
Apr 21, 2026
Image from For the Defense magazine. Defense Research Institute (DRI) recently published an article by Tressler attorney Timothy M. Ravich in the March 2026 issue of For the Defense magazine. The article is titled...
On March 2, 2026, in a six-to-three decision, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a decision by the Ninth Circuit attempting to balance student privacy rights and parental rights in light of a student’s...
Rise of Nuclear Verdicts Nuclear verdicts – a term used to refer to jury awards that exceed $10 million or more levied against defendants for an alleged wrongdoing – are on the rise. These verdicts are often...