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Congratulations to Susan Kumagai and Rebecca Kimura! Susan and Rebecca successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of a Fortune 100 insurance company in an anticipatory breach of contract case concerning an annuity.  Lafayette & Kumagai argued that Plaintiff was not an intended beneficiary of the annuity and Defendant was nevertheless released from all claims through a
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We are pleased to announce that Gary Lafayette, Susan Kumagai and Diane Kong have been named to the 2017 Super Lawyers list for Northern California. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in the state. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a research-driven, peer influenced rating service of
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Alan P. Jacobus will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live webinar, “Insurer’s Duty to Defend: Navigating Flexibility in the “Eight Corners” Rule, Withdrawal from an Ongoing Defense and More” scheduled for Thursday, August 17, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT. The panel will discuss three important aspects of a liability insurer’s duty to defend: (1) determining an insurer’s
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Lafayette & Kumagai LLP is pleased to announce that Jasmine L. Anderson has joined the firm. Ms. Anderson’s practice includes all aspects of civil defense litigation, with an emphasis on employment matters, including defense of claims involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. Before joining Lafayette & Kumagai, she served as Corporate Counsel-Global Employment &
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Lafayette & Kumagai LLP is pleased to announce that Alan P. Jacobus has joined the firm. While Mr. Jacobus’s practice over the past decade has largely centered on high risk, high value insurance coverage litigation, he comes from a very broad civil and commercial litigation and trial background. Mr. Jacobus’s practice includes employment litigation and
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