California Court of Appeal

In dispute over whether sums agreed to be paid as a settlement of litigation are subject to indemnification as "damages" under excess liability insurance policies, summary judgment for defendant insurers is affirmed as the insurers were not liable under the terms of their policies to indemnify plaintiff for its costs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/13/2007
• Published 09/13/2007

Judges

• NICHOLSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, Elaine Mary O'Neil, Carl L. Blumenstein, Deborah E. Beck, San Francisco;  Winston and Strawn, Scott P. DeVries, Robert A. Julian, Susan E. Lee, San Francisco;  and William Hvidsten, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Duane Morris LLP, Ray L. Wong, Paul J. Killion, Kate Cutler, San Francisco;  Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder, Foley & Mansfield, J. Scott Wood, Oakland;  Lynberg & Watkins and David K. Morrison, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.