California Court of Appeal
FARMERS INS. EXCH. v. LOW, F035196
Insurance Code section 1861.07, which requires public disclosure of certain insurance records, does not preempt Government Code section 6254(k), which exempts privileged records under Evidence Code section 1060 from disclosure.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/02/2001
- Published 11/02/2001
Judges
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Horvitz & Levy and Mitchell C. Tilner and Daniel J. Gonzalez, Encino; Barger & Wolen and Steven H. Weinstein, Los Angeles, Richard G. De La Mora and Robyn E. King, for Plaintiffs/Interveners and Appellants, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Safeco Insurance Companies, and for Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies; Forrest, Henderson, Sloan & Davis and Theodore R. Forrest, Jr., and Jeffrey P. Davis, for Plaintiffs and Appellants Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Company; LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae and R. Scott Puddy for Plaintiffs and Appellants United Services Automobile Association, USAA Casualty Insurance, Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Indemnity Company and Deerbrook Insurance Company and Interveners and Appellants Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Indemnity Company and Deerbrook Insurance Company., Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe and Paul Alexander and Vanessa Wells, Palo Alto, for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and State Farm General Insurance Company, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Lawrence K. Keethe, Steven J. Green, Kristin M. Daily and Robert Asperger, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Respondents., Public Advocates, Inc. and Mark Savage, John T. Affeldt, San Francisco, and Maria E. Andrade, for Interveners and Respondents Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., National Council of La Raza, Korean Youth and Community Council, Oakland Chinese Community Council, Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles.