Year: 1998
Court: California Supreme Court
Case Number: S083217
The Statute of Limitations should not be invoked to deny coverage when the untimeliness of the claim was based on the insurance company’s inadequate investigation and misrepresentations regarding coverage.
UP’s brief was written pro bono by James T. Linford.
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Source: https://uphelp.org/amicus-briefs/kuwahara-vs-20th-century-insurance/
Date: April 25, 2024