California Court of Appeal
National Football League v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, B245619
In action by plaintiffs NFL and NFL Properties for declaratory relief judgment regarding the coverage duties of defendant-insurance carriers pursuant to some 187 commercial liability policies that were issued over a 50-60 year period regarding claims of brain damage by former players that resulted from on-field injuries, the trial court's order staying the proceeding pending the outcome of parallel actions in New York, on forum non conveniens grounds, is affirmed, where: 1) plaintiffs, whose principal places of business are in New York City, are not California residents in the inconvenient forum context, even though three teams reside in California; and 2) there was no abuse of discretion in the trial court's analysis and conclusion that the California action should be stayed.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/28/2013
- Published 05/28/2013
Judges
- O‟NEILL
Court
- California Court of Appeal