Supreme Court of California

In a case against an automobile insurance company, the Court of Appeal's judgment is affirmed where, although the made-whole rule applies in the med-pay insurance context, and the insured must be made whole as to all damages proximately caused by the injury, liability for attorney fees is not included under the made-whole rule. Instead, a pro rata apportionment rule for attorney fees better allocates responsibility between the insured and the insurer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/24/2009
• Published 08/24/2009

Judges

• CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Peter H. Klee, John T. Brooks and Charles H. Danaher, San Diego, for Petitioner., Gibson Robb & Lindh and Joshua E. Kirsch, San Francisco, for National Association of Subrogation Professionals as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Horvitz & Levy, John A. Taylor, Jr., David S. Ettinger, Encino;  Robie & Matthai, James R. Robie, Kyle Kveton and Steven S. Fleischman, Los Angeles, for Association of California Insurance Companies, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Personal Insurance Federation of California, Mercury Casualty Company and Mercury Insurance Company as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Law Office of Robert S. Gerstein, Robert S. Gerstein, Los Angeles;  Huffman & Kostas, James C. Kostas, David Huffman, San Diego;  Law Offices of Sheldon A. Ostroff and Sheldon A. Ostroff, San Diego, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.