(California Court of Appeal) – In a suit brought by a company that installed asbestos products for declaratory relief against insurers, seeking, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1060, coverage for asbestos-related claims, the trial court’s order sustaining without leave to amend the defendants’…
(California Court of Appeal) – In an insurer’s action seeking seeks to set aside the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) finding that a worker sustained a psychiatric injury resulting from a sudden and extraordinary employment condition within the meaning of Labor Code…
(United States First Circuit) – In an coverage action between two insurance companies, the district court’s summary judgment order requiring plaintiff to defend its insured, defendant, in a California state court lawsuit is affirmed where plaintiff is obligated to defend defendant under its professional liability…
(United States Second Circuit) – In a civil action, brought by insured plaintiff claiming that defendant violated the Department of Labor’s claims-procedure regulation, 29 C.F.R. section 2560.503-1, in handling her health insurance claim, the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant is vacated and…
(California Court of Appeal) – In an dispute between two insurers that shared “indemnification” costs (but not “defense” costs) to settle claims made against mutual insureds in underlying construction defect litigation brought by third parties, the trial court’s grant of defendant’s motion for summary judgment…
