Month: February 2009

The California Court of Appeal has held that when an insured pays statutory attorney fees to plaintiffs as part of a settlement, those statutory attorney fees qualify as costs “taxed” against the insured under a “supplementary payments” provision in a … Read More

The California Court of Appeal has held that uninsured motorist coverage did not apply to a listed “driver” who, while crossing the street as a pedestrian, was struck by an uninsured motorist. ( Mercury Ins. Co. v. Pearson (2008) 169 … Read More

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, applying California law, has held that a liability policy’s “first publication” exclusion barred coverage for infringement claims where the insured first published allegedly infringing material before the policy period. ( United Nat. Ins. Co. … Read More