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Inverse Condemnation - Part 3
Paul Fuller, CEO of Allied Public Risk and AAWD&M Director, will provide a detailed examination of risk transfer strategies encompassing inverse condemnation.
Inverse Condemnation - Part 2
Marc Marcantonio, General Manager at Yorba Linda Water District, will discuss his district’s experience, lessons learned, and peer advice associated with inverse condemnation litigation from the 2008 Freeway Complex Fire.
Inverse Condemnation - Part 1
Inverse condemnation is a complicated legal theory presenting unique defense challenges for public water systems. In this video, Joseph Salazar, partner with Lewis Brisbois, will provide a summary of inverse condemnation including its origins, precedent, and impact on public water systems.
Public Drinking Water Suppliers, Wildfire Liability, & Inverse Condemnation
The same legal regime that has threatened the financial standing of California’s major electric and gas providers threatens the very existence of the state’s public drinking water suppliers and their ability to provide safe, dependable drinking water to customers.
Inverse Condemnation and Public Water Systems: A Legal Nexus of Complexity, Exposure, and Uncertainty
This article focuses on inverse condemnation with respect to public water systems and discusses legal mechanics, available protections, and liability. It also examines containment strategies like insurance placement and corporate structure as means to effectively manage the risks from inverse condemnation actions.
Insurance Coverage Rules for Inverse Condemnation Actions Involving Public Water Systems
Inverse condemnation is a complex legal theory presenting unique, opaque and expansive liability to public water systems. Its gravity is analogous to the Greek mythological Titan Atlas, who was condemned by Zeus to stand at the western edge of earth and hold up the sky on his shoulders. Public water systems face a similar fate, except their strain arises from the weight of a legal theory that is noble in concept yet predacious in practice.