Insurance
Apr. 17, 2010
What Is an 'Accident?'
Rex Heeseman asks, what is an "accident" within the meaning of many insurance policies?
Rex Heeseman
JAMS
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Stanford Univ Law School
Rex Heeseman retired from the Los Angeles Count Superior Court bench in 2014. He is at JAMS, Los Angeles. Besides speaking at various MCLE programs, he co-authors The Rutter Group's practice guide on "Insurance Litigation." From 2002 to 2015, he was an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School.
For several years, in some areas of the law not much happens - at least at the appellate level; then, there is a "flurry" of appellate activity (see, e.g., numerous decisions starting in 2003 regarding punitive damages). Another example is: what is an "accident" within the meaning of many insurance policies?
Fire Insur. Exchange v. Sup. Ct. (Bourguignon) (2010) 181 Cal.App. 4th 388, by a 2-1 vote, found no "accident" as a matter of law. Both opinions, majority and dissent...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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