Business Law
Business Law News 2020, Issue 2
Content
- 2018-2019 Commercial Law Developments
- Business Law News Editorial Team
- California Enacts Solution to Fund Utility Wildfire Liabilities
- Damages in Wildfire Litigation
- Disaster Resources Help the Survivors of California's Wildfires
- Executive Committee: Message from the Chair
- Executive Committee of the Business Law Section 2019-2020
- Hot off the Presses: California Further Regulates Out-of-State Adjusters in the Wake of Record-Breaking Catastrophic Losses
- Message from the Issue Editor
- Regulatory Information for Attorneys Impacted by the California Fires
- Standing Committee Officers of the Business Law Section 2019-2020
- State and Federal Tax Deductions for Wildfire Losses
- Business Law News Table of Contents
BUSINESS LAW NEWS Table of Contents
Executive Committee: Message from the Chair…………………………………………………………..4
Message from the Issue Editor…………………………………………………………………………………..5
State and Federal Tax Deductions for Wildfire Losses…………………………………………………6
By Kenneth W. Minesinger, J.D. and Kenneth George, Ph.D.
The authors provide business lawyers with a summary of State and Federal tax deductions for wildfire losses. The article includes recent significant changes due to the adoption of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017.
Hot Off the Presses: California Further Regulates Out-of-State Adjusters in the Wake of Record-Breaking Catastrophic Losses………………………………………………………….8
By Christina Lincoln
In response to record-breaking fire losses in 2017, the California Governor signed the Insurance Adjuster Act of 2019 into law on October 3, 2019, with immediate effect, to govern the use of out-of-state adjusters to adjust claims in the event of declared emergencies.