Month: August 2009

The California Court of Appeal has held that the Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations require an insurer to inform a first-party claimant of a policy’s one-year contractual limitation period even where the claimant is represented by an attorney, and that … Read More

The California Supreme Court has held that a homeowners insurer had no duty to defend its insured in an assault and battery case, even though the insured may negligently and unreasonably have believed that he was acting in “self-defense.” ( … Read More