CLARENDON AMERICA INS. CO. v. STARNET INS. CO.

No. G042353.

186 Cal.App.4th 1397 (2010)

CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, Cross-complainant and Respondent, v. STARNET INSURANCE COMPANY, Cross-defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

July 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charlston, Revich & Wollitz, Howard N. Wollitz and Allan J. Favish for Cross-defendant and Appellant.

Foley & Lardner, Eileen R. Ridley and Patrick T. Wong for Cross-complainant and Respondent.


OPINION

FYBEL, J.

INTRODUCTION

We hold, as a matter of first impression, the provision in a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy requiring the insurer to "defend the insured against any `suit' seeking . . . damages" to which the insurance applies includes the duty to defend the insured in proceedings under the Calderon Act, Civil Code section 1375 et seq. (All further code...

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