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CIGA v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

No. B172056.

26 Cal.Rptr.3d 845 (2005)

128 Cal.App.4th 307

CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, Respondent; American Motorists Insurance Company, Real Party in Interest.

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

As Modified April 21, 2005.

Review Denied July 27, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guilford Steiner Sarvas & Carbonara, Richard E. Guilford; Stockwell, Harris, Widom & Woolverton, Jeffrey T. Landres for Petitioner California Insurance Guarantee Association.

No appearance for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Gray & Prouty, Kathleen L. Wilson for Real Party in Interest American Motorists Insurance Company.

PERREN, J.

A workers' compensation insurer that pays a claim for which other insurers are partially responsible generally can seek contribution from those insurers. The issue we decide is whether the rule applies when one of the insurers becomes insolvent and the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) steps in.

CIGA seeks review of an order of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB), ordering it to reimburse a solvent insurer for a portion...

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