OA130: California on Fire

Today's episode talks about the disastrous wildfires that have ravaged Thomas's home state of California, and who winds up footing the bills for these disasters.  It's exactly as much insurance law as you wanted to learn! First, we begin with some news items, including an update on the Net Neutrality vote, a new mega-merger, and the Supreme Court's denial of <em>certiorari </em>in <em>Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital</em>, a case we discussed <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa112-whos-afraid-fcc/">back in Episode 112</a>. After the main segment, Andrew and Thomas also update on the pending tax bill and some other items in the news. Finally, we end with an all-new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #54 about witness statements and overlapping privileges.  Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode on Twitter or sharing it on Facebook along with your guess.  We'll release the answer on next Tuesday's episode along with our favorite entry! <span style="text-decoration: underline">Recent Appearances</span> Andrew was just a guest on <a href= "http://www.atheistnomads.com/2017/episode-229-opening-arguments-with-andrew-torrez/"> Episode 229 of the Atheist Nomads podcast</a>; give it a listen! <span style="text-decoration: underline">Show Notes & Links</span> <ol> <li>We discussed the AT&T/Time Warner merger in <a href= "https://openargs.com/oa128-antitrust-part-two/">OA 128</a>; you can read about the <a href= "https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fox-m-a-disney/disney-to-buy-fox-film-tv-businesses-for-52-billion-idUSKBN1E81JY"> new Disney/Fox merger here</a>.</li> <li>This is the <a href= "http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/17-370-petition.pdf"> petitioners' brief for cert in <em>Evans</em></a>, and this is the <a href= "http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017.11.09-Response-in-17-370-Evans-As-Filed.pdf"> response brief filed by the hospital</a>.</li> <li>We discussed several provisions of the California Insurance Code, including <a href= "http://codes.fin