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Insurance,
Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court

Apr. 8, 2020

Supreme Court provides guidance on insurance question hotly debated for decades

On Monday, the California Supreme Court addressed a question that has been hotly debated around the country in litigation that has been pending in the California courts for 30 years — the question of what excess policies an insured can ask to pay claims arising under multiple years of insurance.

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

On Monday, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Montrose Chemical Corp. of California v. Superior Court, 2020 DJDAR 3112. In this decision, the court addressed a question that has been hotly debated around the country in litigation that has been pending in the California cour...

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