California Court of Appeal
Ameron Int'l. Corp. v. Ins. Co. of the State of Pa., A109755, A112856
In insurance coverage dispute arising from a $10 million settlement of a contract dispute with the federal government and for its related defense costs, orders granting judgment on the pleadings and demurrers are reversed in part as to policies that contain a definition of the term "suit," and/or provide indemnity for "loss," not damages, under which there is a duty on the insurer to indemnify and/or defend.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/15/2007
- Published 05/15/2007
Judges
- SIMONS, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Stanzler Funderburk & Castellon LLP and Jordan S. Stanzler, San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- McCurdy & Fuller LLP, Kevin G. McCurdy and Rosemary J. Springer, Menlo Park, for Defendant and Respondent Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania., Hinshaw & Culbertson, Robert J. Romero, Paul E. Vallone, Joseph J. De Hope, Jr., San Francisco, for Defendants and Respondents Century Indemnity Company (as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance Company of North America), Pacific Employers Insurance Company, and St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Company., Charlston, Revich & Chamberlin LLP, Ira Revich and Nicholas R. Andrea, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents International Insurance Company and Puritan Insurance Company., Burnham Brown, Thomas M. Downey, Tyler G. Olpin and James Y. Higa, Oakland, for Defendants and Respondents Transcontinental Insurance Company and Harbor Insurance Company., Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom, Inc., and Andrew P. Sclar, San Francisco, for Defendant and Respondent Old Republic Insurance Company., Hogan & Hartson LLP, David R. Singer, Los Angeles, Jonathan S. Franklin, Hollywood, and William J. Bowman, for Defendant and Respondent Twin City Fire Insurance Company., Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Michael A. Barnes, Sonia Martin, San Francisco, and Lee L. Kaster, for Defendant and Respondent Great American Surplus Lines Insurance Company.