California Court of Appeal

In a claim for workers' compensation, dismissal of the California Insurance Guarantee Association from covering the claim is reversed where plaintiff-insurance company's policy does not provide coverage for special employees such as plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/25/2005
• Published 07/25/2005

Judges

• WOODS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hogarth & Associates and Larry D. Hogarth;  Benedon & Serlin, Douglas G. Benedon, Los Angeles, and Gerald M. Serlin for Petitioners General Casualty Insurance and Regent Insurance., Robert Wheatley and Yvette A. Boehnke;  Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, Mark G. Bonino and Erica L. Hermatz, San Jose, for Petitioner American Home Assurance Company., Latham & Watkins, G. Andrew Lundberg, Ethan J. Brown, Karen R. Leviton, Stephen J. Newman, Anissa D. Seymour and Kay L. Tidwell, Los Angeles;  Barger & Wolen, John C. Holmes and Bryan C. Crawley, Los Angeles;  Sharon M. Renzi, Orange, for Petitioner RemedyTemp, Inc., Seyfarth Shaw, Robert E. Buch, Los Angeles, Peter E. Romo, San Francisco, and Dennis C. DePalma for Petitioner Jacuzzi Incorporated., American Staffing Association and Edward A. Lenz;  Thelen Reid & Priest and Robert Spagat for Amicus Curiae American Staffing Association., McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, James P. Wagoner and Todd W. Baxter, Fresno, for Amicus Curiae Pridestaff., Finnegan, Marks, Hampton & Theofel and Ellen Sims Langille, San Francisco, for Amicus Curiae California Workers' Compensation Institute.


• For Appellees:
  
• Guilford Steiner Sarvas & Carbonara and Richard E. Guilford for Respondent California Insurance Guarantee Association., No appearance for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.