California Court of Appeal

GOLDEN EAGLE INS. CORP. v. ROCKY COLA CAFE, INC., B146869

Insurance policy that excluded "employment-related" defamation claims does not exclude coverage for a defamation claim where supervisor for the insured called an employee "sexually promiscuous" in retaliation for employee ending consensual sexual relationship with the supervisor.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2001
• Published 12/03/2001

Judges

• BOLAND, J.**

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Hawkins, Schnabel, Lindahl & Beck and Timothy A. Gonzales, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven W. Murray, Encino, for Defendants and Respondents.