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Abalone, Wildfire, and Efficient Proximate Cause: A Very California Insurance Coverage Lesson

By Chip Merlin on June 15, 2026

Only in California do we get an insurance coverage dispute where wildfire, PG&E power shutoffs, closed coastal roads, seawater pumps, and dead abalone all come together in one appellate opinion. American Abalone Farms, LLC v. Star Insurance Company 1 is a reminder that the efficient proximate cause doctrine still matters, especially when insurers try to …

The post Abalone, Wildfire, and Efficient Proximate Cause: A Very California Insurance Coverage Lesson appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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    Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
  • Organization:
    Merlin Law Group, P.A.
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