Insurance
Dec. 4, 2010
Shedding Light on An Insurer's Duty to Defend
The state Supreme Court explains what triggers an insurer's right and duty to defend any suit. By Richard C. Giller of Alston & Bird.
On Nov. 18, 2010, the state Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Ameron International Corp. v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (2010 Cal. LEXIS 11679). In doing so, a unanimous Court shed some light on the "bright line" rule it had established 12 years ago for determining the types of legal proceedings that trigger an insurance company's "right and duty to defend any 'suit'" u...
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