Supreme Court of California
Hartford Casualty Ins. Co. v. J.R. Marketing, L.L.C, S211645
An insurer may seek reimbursement directly from Cumis counsel when, in satisfaction of its duty to fund its insureds' defense in a third party action against them, the insurer paid bills submitted by the insureds' independent counsel for the fees and costs of mounting this defense, and has done so in compliance with a court order expressly preserving the insurer's post-litigation right to recover "unreasonable and unnecessary" amounts billed by counsel.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/10/2015
- Published 08/10/2015
Judges
- CUELLAR
Court
- Supreme Court of California