STATE v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON

No. E037627.

53 Cal.Rptr.3d 84 (2006)

STATE of California, Plaintiff, v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON et al., Defendants. State of California, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Allstate Insurance Company et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeal of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

As Modified January 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cotkin, Collins & Ginsburg, Roger W. Simpson, David W. Johnson, Jr., Los Angeles; Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Darryl L. Doke, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Jill Scally, Deputy Attorney General; Law Offices of Daniel J. Schultz, Daniel J. Schultz; Anderson Kill & Olick, Robert M. Horkovich and Edward J. Stein, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Gauntlett & Associates, David A. Gauntlett, Irvine, and Eric R. Little as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal, Steven M. Crane, Los Angeles, Barbara S. Hodous; Nixon Peabody, Bruce E. Copeland, Alan S. Feiler, San Francisco; Berman & Aiwasian, Alan S. Berman, Steven P. Haskell; Riedl, McCloskey & Waring and Andrew McCloskey for Defendants and Respondents.

Wiley Rein & Fielding, Laura A. Foggan; Sinnott, Dito, Moura & Puebla, Randolph P. Sinnott and John J. Moura, Los Angeles, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


Certified for Partial Publication.*

OPINION

RICHLI, J.

This is a coverage dispute between the State of California (the State) and four of its liability insurers. The insurers are Allstate Insurance Company, Century Indemnity Company, Columbia Casualty Company, and Westport Insurance Corporation, to whom we shall refer collectively as Insurers. The dispute concerns whether Insurers are required to indemnify the State against...

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