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Getting in the Weeds on Managing Cannabis Operations Risks Through Insurance

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At its core, risk management involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks to minimize losses and ensure business continuity. A routinely used and universally accepted risk management resource that...more

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Fire Preparedness for Vineyards and Wineries

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Winter, spring, summer, fire season, and fall – as Californians, we have all become accustomed to a fifth season – fire season. Even worse, fire season was once confined to just a few months, but now is a threat for most of...more

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Mitigating the Uncertainty of Smoke Taint in Wine Grapes

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Smoke taint has dominated the worries of the California wine industry recent years. With unsettled climate conditions and continued droughts, there is no reason to think that smoke taint will not continue to be a significant...more

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Best practices for farmers under the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Program

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The Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy was introduced in 2014 to provide farmers a new, more flexible risk management tool. Unlike traditional multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) policies, the WFRP policy provides...more

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Wine ‘Smoke Taint’ Blurs Insurance Coverage Distinctions

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Recent wildfires in California Wine Country, particularly those that devastated parts of Napa and Sonoma counties in October 2017, have focused attention on whether insurance covers smoke taint damage to grapes and wine. ...more

Carlton Fields

Texas High Court Declines To Enforce Compel Arbitration Against Non-Signatory

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In a recent dispute involving a crop insurance policy, the Texas Supreme Court held that an independent insurance agency could not compel arbitration of certain claims brought against it in state court by an insured (JJ...more

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Insuring Cannabis: Not Business As Usual, Yet

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The legalization of cannabis in many states is helping the industry to become mainstream and gain access to insurance products taken for granted in other economic sectors. But there is still a long way to go until the...more

Carlton Fields

Court Vacates Arbitration Award In Crop Insurance Dispute That Awarded Remedies Preempted By Federal Law

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The plaintiff, a farming company, demanded arbitration against Diversified Crop Insurance Services over the nonpayment of federally reinsured claims....more

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Wildfires Rage: Insurance Advice for Recovery After the Smoke Clears

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Some guiding principles, taken from decades of experience representing insurance policyholders in California and around the globe - The Wine Country fires, and the uncertainty of their cause, may complicate insurance...more

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D.C. Court Dismisses Dispute Over Reinsurance Of Federal Crop Insurance Program

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On September 20, a federal district court in the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit brought by reinsurers of the federal crop insurance program. The plaintiffs-reinsurers alleged that the Federal Crop Insurance...more

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