Murchison & Cumming Partner Appointed to ALI Insurance Task Force

October 7, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO - Murchison & Cumming, LLP is pleased to announce that San Francisco Partner Bryan M. Weiss has been appointed by the Defense Research Institute (DRI) to serve on its American Law Institute (ALI) Insurance Task Force. Mr. Weiss is a Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Insurance Law Practice Group, specializing in providing coverage advice to insurers and representing insurers in declaratory relief and bad faith actions, as well as handling appeals in insurance-related matters. Mr. Weiss' expertise includes intellectual property and Coverage B coverage matters, first party property matters, and coverage issues arising under general and professional liability policies. “I am proud and honored to have been appointed by DRI to be a part of this important project. I look forward to my involvement,” said Weiss.

ALI is known for publishing Restatements of the Law, Model Codes and Principles of Law that courts and legislatures look to for guidance. It is in the process of drafting a "Restatement of the Law" on Liability Insurance. DRI's "ALI Insurance Task Force" will weigh in and comment on the various principles of law being considered by ALI for inclusion in this Restatement.

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With a firm history dating to 1930, Murchison & Cumming, LLP is a premier, AV-rated civil litigation firm with five offices in California and Las Vegas, whose attorneys specialize in the defense of domestic and international businesses, insurers and individuals, at trial and on appeal. The firm's attorneys also handle employment matters and business transactions. The firm is a member of the USLAW and Insuralex Networks.