The California Court of Appeal has held that a liability insurer may obtain equitable contribution from a coinsurer for defense costs paid on behalf of a mutual insured, even though the mutual insured had previously signed a release in favor … Read More
The California Court of Appeal has held that in an equitable contribution action to recover settlement costs, a participating insurer must only show a potential for coverage under the non-participating insurer’s policy, and the burden then shifts to the non-participating … Read More
The California Court of Appeal has held that a liability policy’s “auto” exclusion barred coverage for an insured’s alleged negligence in leaving her foster children in a parked car where they died from heat exposure. ( Prince v. United National … Read More