21ST CENTURY INS. CO. v. SUPERIOR COURT (TAPIA)

No. E062244.

240 Cal.App.4th 322 (2015)

192 Cal. Rptr. 3d 530

21ST CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Respondent; CY TAPIA et al., Real Parties in Interest.

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

September 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hollins Law, Andrew S. Hollins , Brieanna M. Dolmage ; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robert A. Olson and Feris M. Greenberger for Petitioner.

Sedgwick, Hilary Rowen and Michael Topp as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis and William D. Shapiro for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

In this matter we find that plaintiff's efforts to pursue essentially a "bad faith" action as assignee of the insured must fail. Accordingly, petitioner, the insurer in question, is entitled to the summary judgment sought below.

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