SAN DIEGO v. ACE PROPERTY & CAS. INS.

No. S114778.

33 Cal.Rptr.3d 583 (2005)

37 Cal.4th 406

118 P.3d 607

COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, Cross-complainant and Appellant, v. ACE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

August 29, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Sansone, County Counsel, William A. Johnson, Jr., and William L. Pettingill, Deputy County Counsel; Massie, Berman & Millerick, LaSala & Millerick, Michael F. Millerick; Latham & Watkins, David L. Mulliken and Christine G. Rolph, San Diego, for Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Anderson Kill & Olick, Alex D. Hardiman, William G. Passannante; Law Offices of Amy Bach and Amy Bach, Mill Valley, for United Policyholders as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Zevnik Horton and David S. Cox, Los Angeles, for ITT Industries, Inc., and Rayonier, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Daley & Heft, Solano Beach, and Margaret A. Hendrick, for California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Stanzler Funderburk & Castellon, Jordan S. Stanzler and William W. Funderburk, Jr., San Francisco, for California Cast Metals Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Crowell & Moring, Jonathan H. Pittman, Mark D. Plevin, Washington, DC; Chapin Shea McNitt & Carter, Edward D. Chapin, Maria C. Roberts, Shirley A. Gauvin, San Diego; Berman & Aiwasian and Deborah A. Aiwasian, Los Angeles, for Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Wiley Rein & Fielding, Laura A. Fogan, John C. Yang, Paul J. Haase, Los Angeles; Sinnott, Dito, Moura & Puebla, Randolph P. Sinnott and John J. Moura, Los Angeles, for Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft, Patrick A. Cathcart, William J. Baron and Kathryn C. Ashton, San Francisco, for London Market Insurers as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-defendants and Respondents.


BAXTER, J.

INTRODUCTION

In this matter we must determine whether a nonstandard "excess" third party liability policy issued by Ace Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Ace) to the County of San Diego (County) affords indemnity coverage for expenses incurred by the County in responding to an administrative agency order requiring it to remediate environmental contamination, and for sums expended by the County to settle related third party property damage...

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