Calfarm Insurance v. Krusiewicz

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that if an insurer's reasonableness depends on legal precedent, then the issue is reviewed de novo
• holding that if an insurer’s reasonableness depends on legal precedent, then the issue is reviewed de novo
• finding that an unjust enrichment claim does not allow for punitive 18 damages
• finding no bad faith in denial of coverage to indemnify where there was a “mistaken or erroneous withholding of policy benefits, if reasonable or if based on a legitimate dispute as to the insurer’s liability.” (internal quotations and alterations omitted)
• “If the conduct of the insurer in denying coverage was objectively reasonable, its subjective intent is irrelevant.”
• “coverage decision was objectively reasonable in light of the unsettled 20 nature of the law”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

20 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Miller
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2009-07-30· cited 99×
• Major v. Western Home Insurance
  California Court of Appeal· 2009-01-30· cited 98×
• Behnke v. State Farm General Insurance
  California Court of Appeal· 2011-05-31· cited 79×
• Bosetti v. United States Life Ins. Co. in City of New York
  California Court of Appeal· 2009-07-17· cited 64×
• FEI Enterprises Inc. v. Yoon
  California Court of Appeal· 2011-04-25· cited 45×
• Rosal v. First Federal Bank of California
  N.D. California· 2009-07-15· cited 41×
• Hearn Pacific Corp. v. Second Generation Roofing, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 2016-05-02· cited 37×
• Griffin Dewatering Corp. v. Northern Ins. Co. of New York
  California Court of Appeal· 2009-07-31· cited 29×
• Benavides v. State Farm General Ins. Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2006-02-23· cited 26×
• Bernstein v. Travelers Insurance
  N.D. California· 2006-08-28· cited 22×
• Yan Fang Du v. Allstate Insurance
  Ninth Circuit· 2012-06-11· cited 22×
• In Re United Air Lines, Inc., Debtor. U.S. Bank National Association, Cross-Appellee v. United Air Lines, Inc., Debtor-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 2006-02-13· cited 17×
• Teleflex Medical Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
  Ninth Circuit· 2017-03-21· cited 14×
• Delgado v. INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE OF ACSC
  California Court of Appeal· 2007-06-25· cited 3×
• SEMX Corp. v. Federal Insurance
  S.D. California· 2005-08-31· cited 3×
• LMA North America, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
  S.D. California· 2013-02-15· cited 2×
• Benavides v. State Farm General Insurance
  California Court of Appeal· 2006-02-23· cited 1×
• Yan Du v. Allstate Insurance Company
  Ninth Circuit· 2012-10-05
• Delgado v. Interinsurance Exchange
  California Court of Appeal· 2007-05-24
• United Airlines Inc v. US Bank Nat'l Assoc
  Seventh Circuit· 2006-02-13

Cites

30 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 2000-10-05· cited 1,654×
• Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc.
  California Supreme Court· 1995-08-28· cited 1,265×
• AIU Insurance v. Superior Court
  California Supreme Court· 1990-11-15· cited 724×
• Shade Foods, Inc. v. Innovative Products Sales & Marketing, Inc.
  California Court of Appeal· 2000-03-29· cited 277×
• CHATEAU CHAMBERAY HOA v. Associated Internat. Ins. Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2001-06-29· cited 245×
• San Diego Navy Federal Credit Union v. Cumis Insurance Society
  California Court of Appeal· 1984-12-03· cited 234×
• Hauenstein v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1954-06-11· cited 173×
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1996-04-30· cited 149×
• Wilson v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  California Supreme Court· 2000-06-12· cited 144×
• Platt Pacific, Inc. v. Andelson
  California Supreme Court· 1993-12-02· cited 141×
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Reeder
  California Court of Appeal· 1990-06-27· cited 96×
• Golden Eagle Insurance Company v. Travelers Companies
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-12-24· cited 84×
• Bundy Tubing Company, a Michigan Corporation v. Royal Indemnity Company, a New York Corporation
  Sixth Circuit· 1962-03-05· cited 76×
• Bahl v. Bank of America
  California Court of Appeal· 2001-06-20· cited 71×
• Diamond Heights Homeowners Ass'n v. National American Insurance
  California Court of Appeal· 1991-02-06· cited 67×
• California Cigarette Concessions, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
  California Supreme Court· 1960-03-30· cited 66×
• Geddes & Smith, Inc. v. Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1965-11-24· cited 60×
• Cohn v. Cohn
  California Court of Appeal· 1998-07-27· cited 56×
• Morris v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 2003-06-12· cited 55×
• New Hampshire Insurance Company v. Albert Vieira
  Ninth Circuit· 1991-04-08· cited 54×