California Court of Appeal

In bad faith action raising issues about whether a D&O liability policy covers a breach of contract claim where an officer entered into a contract without stating that he was acting on behalf of the corporation, sustaining of demurrer without leave to amend for insurer is affirmed as the D&O policy did not cover the corporation's contractual debt or the officer's liability for breaching a contract.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/08/2007
• Published 01/08/2007

Judges

• MALLANO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Christian J. Garris, Christian J. Garris;  Law Offices of David M. Wolf and David M. Wolf, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Jeffry A. Miller, Thomas G. Oesterreich and Elizabeth G. O'Donnell, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.