California Court of Appeal

In proceedings arising from the loss of insureds' home from a fire, insureds' petition for writ of mandate challenging a trial court's grant of the California FAIR Plan Association's (CFPA) motion to disqualify a party appraiser selected by insureds is granted and the order of the trial court vacated where: 1) party-selected appraisers may be disqualified when a substantial business relationship exists between the appraiser and a party; and 2) the disclosed relationship between the appraiser and the insureds' counsel does not warrant his disqualification.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2009
• Published 12/21/2009

Judges

• PERLUSS, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shane, DiGiuseppe & Rodgers and Stephen A. DiGiuseppe, Westlake Village, for Petitioners., Millard, Holweger, Child & Marton, Bradley P. Childers, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.