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Anna Hamel is an associate in the firm’s Litigation and Construction practice groups.

Anna received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was on the editorial board of the Virginia Journal of International Law. She has a B.A. (summa cum laude) in French and Business Analytics from the College of William & Mary.

As the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its peak in September, bringing with it rainfall and flooding, a recent New Jersey court held a sewer overflow resulting from rainfall was not caused, directly or indirectly, by a flood and therefore did not trigger a flood exclusion. This decision, and the insured’s submission of evidence to prove

A recent Mississippi case reminds commercial and residential policyholders alike of the importance of updating insurance coverage when circumstances change to avoid a coverage dispute or the loss of coverage altogether. Commercial insureds should coordinate with stakeholders within their organizations to ensure prompt reporting of changing exposures to the personnel responsible for insuring risks. The