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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Date: November 26, 2024