ATLANTIC MUTUAL INS. CO. v. J. LAMB, INC.

Nos. B150674, B151708.

123 Cal.Rptr.2d 256 (2002)

100 Cal.App.4th 1017

ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. J. LAMB, INC., Defendant and Appellant. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Granite State Insurance Company, Defendant and Appellant.

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

August 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Soni Law Firm, Surjit P. Soni, Leo E. Lundberg, Jr., Pasadena, and Glenn H. Johnson, for Defendant and Appellant J. Lamb, Inc.

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, LLP, James P. Wagoner and Todd W. Baxter, Fresno, for Defendant and Appellant Granite State Insurance Company.

Knapp, Petersen & Clarke and Gwen Freeman, Glendale, for Plaintiff and Respondent Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company.


CROSKEY, J.

The primary issue presented by these consolidated appeals1 concerns the existence of coverage under a liability policy for a claim based upon disparaging statements allegedly made by the insured about a third party's business and products.

The plaintiff and respondent, Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company (Atlantic Mutual) filed this action for declaratory relief seeking a determination that there was no coverage under...

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