The California Court of Appeal has held that two liability insurers could not obtain equitable contribution from three other liability insurers who either had no notice of the underlying action or no coverage for that action. ( American International Specialty … Read More
The California Court of Appeal has held that a liability insurer that initially refused to defend its insured in a lawsuit could not later intervene in the lawsuit in an attempt to prevent the insured from settling with the plaintiff. … Read More
The California Court of Appeal has held that despite the coverage afforded by a liability policy’s “supplementary payments” clause, Insurance Code section 533 prohibits an insurer from indemnifying an insured for statutory attorney’s fees awarded to the plaintiff in a … Read More