Small World

For the curious, you can listen to oral arguments before Pregerson, Beezer, and Tallman of the 9th Circuit in Capital Pacific v. Federal Insurance here. The defense is argued by Gilbert Jensen (a Boalt alumnus and father of my good friend Kim). I've said this to Kim before, and this sort of confirms it, but man, defending insurance companies really rubs me the wrong way. (Disclosure: My dad was in a car accident today so I'm not very pro-insurance company at the moment...especially since his claim was categorically denied from a previous accident.)

Nevertheless, the arguments are interesting to listen to if for no other reason than to kick my ass into gear to write the second draft of my Written and Oral Arguments brief.