California Court of Appeal
ASSOCIATED AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, INC. v. PUREX IND., INC., B149365
Because mergers, sales, restructuring, and other transactions among commercial insureds do not obliterate the insureds' rights to coverage for activities which took place prior to the transaction, the insurer is obligated to defend and indemnify its insured.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/17/2002
- Published 06/17/2002
Judges
- ARMSTRONG, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Burhenn & Gest and Howard D. Gest, Los Angeles; Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Stanley M. Spracker, Adam P. Strochak, and John B. O'Loughlin, Jr., for Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants., Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, Gwen Freeman and Barry R. Gammell, Glendale, for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent.