California Court of Appeal
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO v. ACE PROPERTY & CAS. INS. CO., D038707
The interpretation of "damages" from Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London v. Superior Court (2001) 24 Cal.4th 945 (Powerine I), was properly applied to plaintiff's policy to exclude from coverage costs from nonlitigated claims arising out of its contamination of groundwater.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/19/2003
- Published 02/19/2003
Judges
- McCONNELL, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- John J. Sansone, County Counsel, William L. Pettingill, Deputy County Counsel; Massie, Berman & Millerick, Michael F. Millerick, San Diego; Latham & Watkins, David L. Mulliken and Christine Gregorski Rolph, San Diego, for Cross-complainant and Appellant., Anderson Kill & Olick, Alex D. Hardiman, William G. Passannante; Law Offices of Amy Bach, Amy Bach, San Francisco, for United Policyholders; Zevnik Horton and David S. Cox, Los Angeles, as Amici Curiae for Cross-complainant and Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Crowell & Moring, Jonathan H. Pittman, Mark D. Plevin; Chapin Shea McNitt & Carter, Edward D. Chapin, San Diego, Maria C. Roberts and Shirley A. Gauvin, San Diego, for Cross-defendants and Respondents.