Briefs on California Case Law

Automobile Cases

• Anaya v. Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles (City of Los Angeles) (Anaya II) (2002) No. B152460

• Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance v. Michael McKenzie (2001) B138295

• Vargas v. Athena Assurance Co. (2002) B146008 - PROP 213 CIVIL CODE 3333.4/AUTOMOBILE COVERAGE

Construction Defect Cases

• Acosta/Alvarez v. Synthetic Industries (2001) B143381 - Strict Liability for a Materials Supplier in a Construction Defect Action
• Brehm Communities v. Superior Court of Orange County (Caldwell) (2001) G027143 - Motions for Good Faith Settlement Must be Supported by Admissible Evidence
• Expressions at Rancho Niguel Association v. Ahmanson Developments (Monier) (2001) D036419 - Reconciles joint and several liability and equitable indemnity IN FAVOR OF SUBCONTRACTORS.
• Leko v. Cornerstone Home Inspection (Pyfrom) (2001) B137570
• Lombard Acceptance Corporation v. Town of San Anselmo (Bulkley) (2001) A094718 - CONSTRUCTION DEFECT/PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
• Newhall Land and Farming Co. v. McCarthy Construction (2001) B136491 - Start writing letters requesting dismissals for subs that only made repairs at projects.
• San Diego Unified Port District v. Douglas E. Barnhart (2002) D03516

Environmental Cases

Excess Coverage

First Party Coverage

Internet Law

Miscellaneous Tort Cases

Procedural Cases

Third Party Coverage

• Basich v. Allstate Insurance Co. (2001) B132634

• Centennial Insurance Company v. United States Fire Insurance Company (2001) A090305; First Appellate District Holds that Defense Costs should be shared pro rata by time on risk, NOT divided equally by number of carriers

• Golden Eagle v. Rocky Cola Café (2001) B146869

• Gulf Insurance Company v. TIG Insurance Company (2001) B135799 - No 'subrogation' of bad faith rights
• Haynes v. Farmers' Insurance (2002) G028171 - COVERAGE; APPELLATE PROCEDURE; SETTLEMENT
• John R. MacKinnon v. Truck Insurance Exchange (2002) E028662 - COVERAGE - INTERPRETING POLLUTION EXCLUSION
• Kotlar v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company (2000) B133614
• Scottsdale v. National Union Fire Insurance Exchange (2002) E028602
• Tosco Corporation v. General Insurance Company of America (Commercial Union and Chicago Insurance) (2000) A082765, A084044, and A086154

• Travelers v. American Equity (2001) A093081 COVERAGE (Can be Applied to Construction Defect Coverage Analysis) -  Indemnification Provision in a Contract Does Not Make Primary Policy Coverage Excess

• Truck Insurance Exchange v. County of Los Angeles (2002) B134182 - LIMITING ADDITIONAL INSURED OBLIGATIONS

• United Services Automobile Association (USAA) v. Alaska Insurance Company (New Hampshire Insurance Company) (2001) D038629 - NO EQUITABLE CONTRIBUTION OR EQUITABLE SUBROGATION FOR BAD FAITH

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