FOSTER-GARDNER, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY of Pittsburgh, PA et al., Defendants and Respondents.
Supreme Court of California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
August 3, 1998.
As Modified on Denial of Rehearing September 23, 1998.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Latham & Watkins, Kristine L. Wilkes, Barry J. Shotts, Donna Jones, Diana L. Strauss, Jared G. Flinn, Robert P. Dahlquist and David L. Mulliken, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Anderson, Kill & Olick, Jordan S. Stanzler, San Francisco, Donald J. Baier, Phoenix, AZ, Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Moyer, Gregory D. Trimarche, Kimberly E. Lewand, Los Angeles, Wendy M. Conole, San Diego, Spriggs & Hollingsworth, Marc S. Mayerson, Munger, Tolles & Olson, Cary B. Lerman, Cynthia L. Burch, Los Angeles, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, David B. Goodwin, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, Scott P. DeVries, Elaine M. O'Neil, San Francisco, Howrey & Simon, Robert H. Shulman, John E. Heintz and Mindy G. Davis, Washington, DC, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.
Sinnott, Ditto, Moura & Puebla, San Francisco, Randolph P. Sinnot, Gail L. Orr, Kearney, Bistline & Cohoon, Bistline & Cohoon, Gregory D. Bistline, Paul Alvarez, Ted H. Luymes, Los Angeles, Knapp, Peterson & Clarke, Kroll & Tract, Paul Woolls, Jo Ann Montoya, Glendale, Charlston, Revich & Williams, Kirk C. Chamberlin, Stephanie H. Scherby, Christine L. Judas and Elizabeth A. Moussouros, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.
Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa & Towle, Michael D. Howald, Los Angeles, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Laura Foggan, Daniel E. Troy, Washington, DC, Allison R. Hayward, Bien & Summers and Eliot L. Bien, Novate, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.
Supreme Court of California.
BROWN, Justice.
In this case we determine whether environmental agency activity prior to the filing of a complaint, in this case an order notifying the insured that it is a responsible party for pollution and requiring remediation, is a "suit" triggering the insurer's duty to defend under a comprehensive general liability insurance (CGL) policy. Two Courts of Appeal have ruled on the issue reaching opposite conclusions. We granted review in both cases, holding
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