FIRE INS. EXCHANGE v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B169455.

10 Cal.Rptr.3d 617 (2004)

116 Cal.App.4th 446

FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE et al., Petitioners, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Lydia Altman et al., Real Parties in Interest.

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

Rehearing Denied March 23, 2004.

Review Denied June 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hollins & Schechter, Eric N. Riezman; Shea, McNitt & Carter, Lawrence W. Shea, San Diego, and Jeffrey J. Leist, Los Angeles; Horvitz & Levy, Lisa Perrochet and Julie L. Woods, Encino, for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

John N. Quisenberry, James G. Bernald and Heather M. Mason, Los Angeles, for Real Parties in Interest.


HASTINGS, J.

BACKGROUND

A group of homeowners (real parties) whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the 1994 Northridge earthquake brought an action against Fire Insurance Exchange and Farmers Insurance Exchange (petitioners) to recover under their policies and for damages, alleging breach of contract, insurance bad faith, fraud, and negligence.

Real parties' first amended complaint alleges that at the time of the earthquake, their homes were insured...

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