California Court of Appeal

In a dispute involving insurance liability coverage, trial court judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) defendant established no basis to hold plaintiff liable for attorney fees awarded as costs against the insured party; 2) Insurance Code sec. 533 precludes indemnity for the damages awarded to defendant for false imprisonment and negligence; and 3) plaintiff has no obligation to pay additional postjudgment interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/25/2009
• Published 06/25/2009

Judges

• CROSKEY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Horvitz & Levy, Barry R. Levy, Daniel J. Gonzalez, Encino;  Grant, Genevose & Baratta, James M. Baratta and Jason S. Roberts, Irvine, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Garrard & Davis, Donald A. Garrard, Santa Monica;  The Ehrlich Law Firm and Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich, for Defendant and Appellant.