California Court of Appeal

In an insurance coverage case involving plaintiff's pollution-related liability, judgment of the trial court for defendants is affirmed with modifications to the judgment where it was error by the trial court to have sustained the demurrers of certain excess insurers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/22/2005
• Published 11/22/2005

Judges

• PREMO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Curtis D. Porterfield,Stephen V. Masterson, William T. Um, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, for Cross-Complainant/Appellant Lockheed Martin Corporation.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward T. Clifford, Greve Clifford Wengel & Paras, for Defendant/Respondent Commercial Union Insurance Co., as successor in interest to Employers Surplus Lines Insurance Co., Employers Surplus Lines Insurance Co. and Stonewall Insurance Co., John C. Holmes, Jennifer S. Yu, Barger & Wolen, for Defendant/Respondent AIU Insurance Company, Granite State Insurance Company, Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Landmark Insurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, New Hampshire Insurance Company and Old Republic Insurance Company., Smith Ellison, Michael W. Ellison, Khai LeQuang, for Cross-Defendants/Respondents First State Insurance Company and Twin City Fire Insurance Company., Roger W. Sleight, Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold, for Cross-Defendant/Respondent Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company., K. Stephen Tang, Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, for Cross-Defendant and Respondent Associated Aviation Underwriters., Alan S. Berman, Steven P. Haskell, Berman & Aiwasian, for Respondents Central National Insurance Company of Omaha and Century Indemnity Company., Steven M. Crane, Barbara S. Hodous, Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal, Frank Kaplan, Kenneth S. Meyers, Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan, for Respondent Continental Insurance Company, Transcontinental Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company., Laura A. Foggan, John C. Yang, Anthony E. Orr, Wiley Rein & Fielding, Randolph P. Sinnott, J. Karren Baker, Sinnott Dito Moura & Puebla, for Amici Curiae Brief of the of The Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association in support of respondents Continental Insurance Company, Transcontinental Insurance Company and Continental Casualty Company.