In Murray v. UPS Capital Ins. Agency (Sept. 11, 2020) 2020 WL 5508039, the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed[…]
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Ninth Circuit Limits Rights of Excess Insurers to Contest Underlying Exhaustion
This week, the Ninth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals addressed an issue of first impression in the[…]
Continue ReadingSummary Judgment for Insurer on Bad Faith Claim, Among Others, Reversed Where Trial Court Failed to Look Past an Arguably Reasonable Denial of Coverage and Determine Whether the Insurer Fairly Evaluated its Insureds’ Claim for Policy Benefits
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Continue ReadingCalifornia Court of Appeal Decides that a Cost-Sharing Provision in an Insurance Policy Does Not Preclude Recovery of Arbitration Costs under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998
In Storm v. Standard Fire Ins. Co., No. B299277 (Cal. Ct. App. July 24, 2020) (“Storm”), the California Court of[…]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Court of Appeal Affirms Vertical Exhaustion In Long Tail Asbestos Coverage Case
Following the California Supreme Court’s decision applying vertical exhaustion in Montrose Chemical Corp. of California v. Superior Court (2020) 9[…]
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