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HATCHWELL v. BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA

Docket No. B020734.

198 Cal.App.3d 1027 (1988)

244 Cal. Rptr. 249

MICHAEL M. HATCHWELL et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

January 28, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Peter R. di Donato and Allan I. Shatkin for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Hassard, Bonnington, Rogers & Huber and James H. Thompson, Jr., for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

ARABIAN, J. —

INTRODUCTION

This case raises the issue of whether a spouse who is not a party to the insurance contract has standing to maintain a bad faith action and related causes of action against the insurance company for wrongful denial of benefits to her insured husband. Plaintiff Denise Hatchwell appeals from the judgment entered against her following the grant of the motion of defendants Blue Shield...

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