HARTFORD CASUALTY INS. CO. v. J.R. MARKETING, L.L.C.

No. S211645.

61 Cal.4th 988 (2015)

190 Cal.Rptr.3d 599

353 P.3d 319

HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Cross-complainant and Appellant, v. J.R. MARKETING, L.L.C., et al., Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

August 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad , Emily V. Cuatto , Andrea A. Ambrose ; Mendes & Mount, Dean B. Herman , Catherine L. Rivard ; Edwards Wildman Palmer, Ira G. Greenberg ; Wiggin and Dana and Jonathan M. Freiman for Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Aguilera Law Group, A. Eric Aguilera , Raymond E. Brown and Lindsee Falcone for Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association and American Insurance Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Squire Sanders (US), Squire Patton Boggs (US), Mark C. Dosker , Ethan A. Miller , Barry D. Brown, Jr. , Michelle M. Full , Pierre H. Bergeron ; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. , and Julian W. Poon for Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Newmeyer & Dillion, Thomas F. Newmeyer , Joseph A. Ferrentino and Rondi J. Walsh for California Building Industry Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Payne & Fears, J. Kelby Van Patten and Jeffery M. Hayes for Centex Homes as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Latham & Watkins, Brook B. Roberts and John M. Wilson for Montrose Chemical Corporation of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Diamond McCarthy, Christopher D. Sullivan , Kenneth A. Brunetti , Matthew S. Sepuya ; California Appellate Law Group, Myron Moskovitz , William N. Hancock and Ben Feuer as Amici Curiae on behalf of Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Thomas & Elliott, Stephen L. Thomas , Jay J. Elliott ; Benedon & Serlin, Gerald M. Serlin ; Ford & Serviss, William H. Ford III ; Irell & Manella, Marc S. Maister , Brian Bark ; Dickstein Shapiro and Kirk A. Pasich for California Insureds Counsel as Amici Curiae.

Steven W. Murray as Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

This court has long maintained that if any claims in a third party complaint against a person or entity protected by a commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy are even potentially covered by the policy, the insurer must provide its insured with a defense to all the claims. (E.g....

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