California Court of Appeal

Property liability insurer is not required to pay insured's costs in litigating city's public nuisance suits against insured where city sought only injunctive relief and civil fines.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2001
• Published 01/09/2001

Judges

• SEPULVEDA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  John B. Keating, Woodside, for Appellants.,  David B. Goodwin, Esta L. Brand, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, for Amicus Curiae Pacific Gas and Electric Company.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Sallander, Jr., Walnut Creek, Rita M. Castro, San Francisco, Cooper, White & Cooper LLP, for Respondent American Guaranty & Liability Insurance Company., Robert Bruce Bybee, Law Offices Robert Bruce Bybee, Walnut Creek, for Respondent Liberty National Fire Insurance Company., Ralph A. Lombardi, Lori A. Sebransky, Hardin, Cook, Loper, Engel & Bergez, Lombardi, Loper & Conant, LLP, Oakland, for Respondent Fireman's Fund Insurance Company., Thomas E. Mulvihill, San Francisco, Lisa M. Pierce, Low, Ball & Lynch, for Respondent Western Heritage Insurance Company., James C. Nielsen, Thomas H. Nienow, Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum, San Francisco, for Respondent Maryland Casualty Company.