California Court of Appeal

STATE FARM v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (BALEN), B175527

An insurer of someone involved in an accident with the driver of an uninsured motor vehicle does not have to arbitrate the amount of damages the insured is legally entitle to collect from such a driver if the insurer has already paid to its insured the full amount of benefits possible.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/10/2004
• Published 11/10/2004

Judges

• CROSKEY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Horvitz & Levy, John A. Taylor, Jr. and Robert H. Wright, Encino;  Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy and Peter J. Gates, Irvine, for Petitioner., Marks & Acalin and Ronald A. Marks, Los Angeles;  Susan A. Beytin for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.