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Recent Rulings & News

Participating Insurer's Equitable Contribution Claim Against Non-Participating Insurer Is Barred By Two-Year Statute of Limitations

Excess Policy Does Not Cover Injury Occurring Prior to Issuance of Policy

Bodily Injury Claim Against Interstate Trucker Is Not Covered By Basic Commercial Auto Policy, But Is Covered By MCS-90 Financial Responsibility Endorsement

In Reinsurance Dispute, Ceding Insurer "Invites Error" By Agreeing to Jury Instruction Regarding Statute of Limitations Issue

Issues Regarding Bad Faith Must Be Resolved Before Insurer Can Compel Arbitration of Independent Counsel Fees

Judgment Creditor Cannot Recover Costs and Interest in Direct Action against Guarantee Association

"Actual Cash Value" Amount Listed in Declarations Is Limit, and Does Not Create "Valued" Property Policy

Commercial Auto Policy's "Mechanical Device" Exclusion Applies Only When Device Is Used in Movement of Property To or From Covered Auto

2011 Annual Review of California Insurance Law (PDF Download)

"Personal and Advertising Injury" Coverage Does Not Extend to Insured's Alleged Act of Copying Another's Product

Police Seizure and Destruction of Marijuana Does Not Constitute "Theft" Within Meaning of Homeowners Policy

Product Recall/Withdrawal Coverage Does Not Apply Where Insured's Errors Did Not Cause Contamination or Subsequent FDA Product Advisory

After Insured Defaults, Liability Insurer Can Intervene In Action to Contest Both Liability and Damages

"Claims Made" Policy Does Not Cover Claim Made During Policy Period Where Claim Involving "Interrelated Wrongful Acts" Was Made Before Policy Period

"Pollution" Exclusion Eliminates Coverage for First-Party Asbestos Contamination

Liability Policy's "Intellectual Property Rights" Exclusion Bars Coverage for Insured's Alleged Misappropriation of Claimant's Image and Likeness

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