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HOWARD v. AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO.

Nos. A121569, A123187.

187 Cal.App.4th 498 (2010)

115 Cal. Rptr. 3d 42

JAMES HOWARD et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant. JAMES HOWARD et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

August 11, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Tony J. Tanke, Tony J. Tanke; Reinhardt, Wendorf & Blanchfield and Mark A. Wendorf for Plaintiffs and Appellants and for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Glaspy & Glaspy, Inc., David M. Glaspy; Clyde & Co. US, Peter J. Whalen and Kathryn C. Ashton for Defendant and Appellant.

OPINION

SEPULVEDA, J.—

James Howard, a young man molested as a child by a Catholic priest, sued the bishop who retained the priest in the diocese. A jury found the bishop liable for negligent retention, and the court entered judgment in the amount of $5.5 million: $2.5 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages. The bishop settled with Howard while the case was on appeal, and agreed to join Howard in an action...

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