KIRK CRAWFORD et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
WEATHER SHIELD MFG. INC., Defendant and Appellant.
Supreme Court of California.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 21, 2008.
July 21, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Anderson & Kriger, Clayton Anderson, Philip Y. Kim; and Richard H. Benes for Plaintiff and Appellant Kirk Crawford.
Kabateck & Garris, Kabateck Brown Kellner, Brian S. Kabateck, Alfredo Torrijos and Richard L. Kellner for Plaintiff and Appellant Parviz Alai.
Cooper, White & Cooper, Kathleen F. Carpenter and Carol J. Stair for California Building Industry Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
Green & Hall, Brian C. Plante and Samuel M. Danskin for Capital Pacific Holdings, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
Newmeyer & Dillion, Thomas F. Newmeyer, Jay B. Freedman and Michael B. McClellan for Standard Pacific Corp., KB Home, The Irvine Company, Alexander Communities, Inc., Taylor Woodrow Homes, Inc., and William Lyon Homes, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Christina J. Imre, Stephanie Rae Williams, Orly Degani and Maureen M. Home for Defendant and Appellant.
Summers & Shives and Robert V. Closson for California Framing Contractor's Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
Crawford & Bangs, E. Scott Holbrook, Jr., and Joshua J. Wes for American Subcontractors Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
Horvitz & Levy, Lisa Perrochet and John A. Taylor, Jr., for California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors, Pacific Rim Drywall Association and Southern California Contractors Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
McAtee • Harmeyer and Jeff G. Harmeyer for Jeld-Wen, inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
Stephan, Oringher, Richman, Theodora & Miller, Theodora Oringher Miller & Richman, Harry W. R. Chamberlain and Robert M. Dato for American Architectural Manufacturers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.
Supreme Court of California.
OPINION
BAXTER, J.
Standard comprehensive liability insurance policies provide that the insurer must both indemnify and defend the insured against claims within the scope of the policy coverage. The insurer's duty to defend is broader than its duty to indemnify. The latter duty runs only to claims that are actually covered by the policy, while the duty to defend extends to claims that are merely potentially covered. (E.g., Buss v. Superior...
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