Backers said it would lower insurance rates and improve business outcomes for small trucking companies. Opponents said it would deny plaintiffs valid procedural claims.
"The majority's failure to recognize this ambiguity will result in a financial burden on insureds of limited economic means," Justice Jorge Labarga wrote.
In a dispute over a homeowners insurance application, a U.S. Court of Appeals recently examined the meaning of the question whether an applicant "had a foreclosure."
From sophisticated cyberattacks and deepfakes to social inflation and a plethora of pandemic-related business interruption claims, insurers have had a busy year.
In some cases, whether a particular situation requires disclosure to an insurer may fall within a gray area for which consultation with counsel is recommended.