Insurance
Jan. 4, 2017
Year in review: insurance law in 2016
Last year, California courts rendered a number of interesting insurance coverage decisions. Here's a review of some of the more significant cases.
Kirk A. Pasich
Partner and Co-Leader of the Insurance Recovery Group
McGuireWoods LLP
Phone: (310) 956-3462
Email: kpasich@mcguirewoods.com
Loyola Law School
In 2016, California courts rendered a number of interesting insurance coverage decisions.
In Advent, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, 2016 DJDAR 12038 (Dec. 6, 2016), an insurer paid a settlement of a lawsuit against an insured and sought contribution from another insurer. That insurer refused, arguing that it had not been established that the insured was actually liable.
The court disagreed, relying on Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. Su...
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