California Court of Appeal

In a negligence action against an insurance agency for failing to include workers compensation in the insurance package arising from a multimillion dollar judgment against plaintiff for injuries suffered by employee in a catastrophic fire, trial court's judgment is affirmed where: 1) the evidence amply supported the court's finding that defendant's employee failed to use the skill and care a reasonably careful insurance professional would have used in similar circumstances; 2) the action is not barred by the statute of limitations; and 3) the trial court did not err in refusing to assign fault to the plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2009
• Published 09/09/2009

Judges

• BENDIX, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith and Roy G. Weatherup;  Hinshaw & Culbertson and Frances M. O'Meara, for Defendant and Appellant., Vastano & Angarella, Patrick G. Vastano and Steven V. Angarella, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.