Powerline Oil Company, Inc. vs. Superior Court of California (Central National Fire Insurance Company)

Year: 2002
Court: California Supreme Court
Case Number: S113295

When a policy uses the terms “suit” and “claim” in its “ultimate net loss provision, the insurer must provide coverage for a lawsuit in a court of law and other judicial proceedings.

UP’s brief was written pro bono by Richard Giller of Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & Maccuish, LLP

 


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Source: https://uphelp.org/amicus-briefs/powerline-oil-company-inc-vs-superior-court-of-california-central-national-fire-insurance-company/
Date: March 29, 2024