Resources

The attached are for informational purposes only.  These decisions have been specifically formatted from public record documents and are for viewing only.  They are not formatted as the official reports for any particular court and should not be used for any purpose other than as a general reference.

• SPCC Case Law Summaries: 2010

Duty to Defend

• Gray v. Zurich Ins. Co. (1966) 65 Cal.2d 263
• Bank of the West v. Sup. Ct. (Indust. Indem. Co.) (1992) 2 Cal.4th 1254
• B & E Convalescent Center v. State Compensation Ins. Fund (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 78
• Alex Robertson Co. v. Imperial Cas. & Indem. Co. (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 338
• Hurley Const. Co. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. (1992) 10 Cal.App.4th 533
• Horace Mann Ins. Co. v. Barbara B. (1993) 4 Cal.4th 1076
• Montrose Chem. Corp. v. Admiral Ins. Co. (1995) 10 Cal.4th 645 (Montrose II)
• Buss v. Sup. Ct. (Transamerica Ins.) (1997) 16 Cal.4th 35
• Aerojet-General Corp. v. Transport Indem. Co. (1997) 17 Cal.4th 38
• Maryland Cas. Co. v. Nationwide Ins. Co. (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 21
• Vandenberg v. Sup. Ct. (Centennial Ins.) (1999) 21 Cal.4th 815
  

  Administrative Claims

• Foster-Gardner Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. (1998) 18 Cal.4th 857
• Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's v. Sup. Ct. (2001) 24 Cal.4th 945 (Powerine I)
• Powerine Oil Co. Inc. v. Sup. Ct. (Central Nat'l) (2005) 37 Cal.4th 377 (Powerine II)
• County of San Diego v. ACE Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. (2005) 37 Cal.4th 406
  

  Trigger

• Remmer v. Glens Falls Indem. Co. (1956) 140 Cal.App.2d 84
• Montrose Chem. Corp v. Sup. Ct. (Can. Universal) (1993) 6 Cal.4th 287 (Montrose I)
• Ins. Co. of North America v. National American Ins. Co. of California (1995) 37 Cal.App.4th 195
• A.C. Label Co. Inc. v. Transamerica Ins. Co. (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 1188
• Pepperell v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (1998) 62 Cal.App.4th 1045
  

  Occurrence

• Ins. Co. of the West v. Haralambos Beverage Co. (1987) 195 Cal.App.3d 1308
• Collin v. American Empire Ins. Co. (1994) 21 Cal.App.4th 787
• Quan v. Truck Ins. Exchange (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 583
• Ray v. Valley Forge Ins. Co. (1999) 77 Cal.App.4th 1039
  

  Property Damage

• Ray v. Valley Forge Ins. Co. (1999) 77 Cal.App.4th 1039
• Kazi v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. (2001) 24 Cal.4th 871
• F & H Const. v. ITT Hartford Ins. Co. of the Midwest (2004) 118 Cal.App.4th 364
• Anthem Electronics Inc. v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co. (2002) 302 F.3d 1049
  

  Allocation

• Signal Cos. Inc. v. Harbor Ins. Co. (1980) 27 Cal.3d 359
• Armstrong World Industries Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.(1996) 45 Cal.App.4th 1
• Stonewall Ins. Co. v. City of Palos Verdes Estate (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 1810
• Community Redevelopment Agency of City of Los Angeles v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 329
• Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. v. Maryland Cas. Co. (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 1279
• Montgomery Ward & Co. Inc. v. Imperial Cas. & Indem. Co. (2000) 81 Cal.App.4th 356
• Centennial Ins. Co. v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co. (2001) 88 Cal.App.4th 105
• Padilla Const. Co. v. Transportation Ins. Co. (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 984
  

  Lost Policy

• Dart Industries Inc. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co. (2002) 28 Cal.4th 1059
  

  Stacking

• FMC Corp. v. Plaisted & Cos. (1998) 61 Cal.App.4th 1132
  

  Pollution Exclusion

• Shell Oil Co. v. Winterthur Swiss Ins. Co. (1993) 12 Cal.App.4th 715
• Aydin Corp. v. First State Ins. Co. (1998) 18 Cal.4th 1183
• Standun Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. (1998) 62 Cal.App.4th 882
• MacKinnon v. Truck Ins. Exch. (2003) 37 Cal.4th 635
• Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Ins. Co. (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 480
• Ortega Rock Quarry v. Golden Eagle Ins. Corp. (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 969
• State of California v. Allstate (2009) 45 Cal4th 1008
  

  Drop Down

• Reserve Ins. Co. v. Pisciotta (1982) 30 Cal.3d 800
• Denny's Inc. v. Chicago Ins. Co. (1991) 234 Cal.App.3d 1786
• Wells Fargo Bank N.A. v. Cal. Ins. Guar. Ass'n. (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 936
• Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Transcontinental Ins. Co. (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 949
  

  Additional Insured & Indemnity Agreements

• Rossmoor Sanitation Inc. v. Pylon Inc. (1974) 13 Cal.3d 622
• General Star Indem. Co. v. Superior Court (1996) 47 Cal.App.4th 1586
• Acceptance Ins. Co. v. Syufy Enterprises (1999) 69 Cal.App.4th 321
• Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 94 Cal.App.4th 842
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. American Dynasty Surplus Lines Ins. Co. (2002) 101 Cal.App.4th 1038
• Vitton Const. Co. Inc. v. Pacific Ins. Co. (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 762
• Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 710
• Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. v. American Equity Ins. Co. (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 1142
• Hartford Cas. Ins. Co. v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co (2004) 123 Cal.App.4th 278
• American Cas. Co. of Reading PA v. General Star Indem. Co. (2005) 125 Cal.App.4th 1510
  

  Successor Liability

• Quemetco Inc. v. Pacific Auto. Ins. Co. (1994) 24 Cal.App.4th 494
• General Accident Co. v. Superior Court (1997) 55 Cal.App.4th 1444
• Henkel Corp. v. Hartford Acc. & Indemnity Co. (2003) 29 Cal.4th 934
  

  Notice

• Campbell v. Allstate Ins. Co.(1963) 60 Cal.2d 303
• California Shoppers Inc. v. Royal Globe Ins. Co. (1985) 175 Cal.App.3d 1
  

  Inter-insurer Claims

• Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau v. Travelers Indem. Co. (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 398
  

  Bad Faith

• Waller v. Truck Ins. Exch. Inc.(1995) 11 Cal.4th 1
  

  Damages

• AIU Ins. Co. v. Sup. Ct. (FMC Corp.) (1990) 51 Cal.3d 807