BLUE RIDGE INS. CO. v. JACOBSEN

No. S083934.

106 Cal.Rptr.2d 535 (2001)

25 Cal.4th 489

22 P.3d 313

BLUE RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Brigitte JACOBSEN et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

May 10, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, James P. Wagoner, Wendy S. Lloyd and Paul J. O'Rourke, Fresno, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Horvitz & Levy, Peter Abrahams and David S. Ettinger, Encino, for American Insurance Association, American International Group, Inc., National Association of Independent Insurers and Truck Insurance Exchange as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Wasserman, Comden & Casselman, Alhambra, and Glen A. Brown, Jr., Tarzana, for Defendants and Appellants.


BROWN, J.

In response to the request of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, we answer the following certified question: "Whether an insurer defending a personal injury suit under a reservation of rights may recover settlement payments made over the objection of the insured when it is later determined that the underlying claims are not covered under the policy." (Blue Ridge Ins. Co. v. Jacobsen (9th Cir.1999) 197 F.3d 1008,...

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