MELENDREZ v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B243320.

215 Cal.App.4th 1343 (2013)

156 Cal. Rptr. 3d 335

MARY MELENDREZ et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; SPECIAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Real Party in Interest.

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

April 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, Brian P. Barrow and Nectaria Belantis for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Brydon Hugo & Parker, Edward R. Hugo , Jeffrey Kaufman and Amber Lee Kelly for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

CROSKEY, J. —

A bankrupt corporation which purportedly only existed as a shell through which personal injury claims were passed on to its insurer for resolution was sued for personal injury. Pursuant to its reorganization plan, the action was submitted to its insurers, who provided a defense. When discovery was propounded to the corporation, the corporation's attorney (who had been provided by the insurers) filed substantive responses to the...

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