The California Court of Appeal has held that a third-party claimant did not have standing to bring a declaratory relief action against the insured’s liability insurer to determine the scope of coverage under the insured’s policy. ( Otay Land Company v. … Read More
The California Court of Appeal has held that a bad faith and punitive damages award was proper where an insurer conducted a biased investigation of a car theft claim, where the trial judge excluded evidence of the insured’s prior dishonest … Read More
A California Court of Appeal has held that an insured is entitled to combine or “stack” the policy limits of all applicable policies across all applicable policy periods in cases of continuous and progressive property damage and bodily injury, thus … Read More