· 9/23/1998
Foster-Gardner, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance
Citations
- 959 P.2d 265
- 77 Cal. Rptr. 2d 107
- 18 Cal. 4th 857
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an environmental agency proceeding is not a “suit” for duty to defend purposes in a typical CGL policy
- holding that “the temporal limits of the insurer’s duty to defend” lies “between tender of the defense and conclusion of the action.”
- holding that a contract provision is considered “ambiguous when it is capable of two or more constructions, both of which are reasonable”
- holding that orders from California environmental agencies do not trigger the duty to defend
- holding that order issued by state EPA, pursuant to state “Superfund” law, directing insured to remediate pollution allegedly caused by its fertilizer and pesticide business, did not constitute “suit”- within meaning of comprehensive general liability (CGL
- holding that order issued by state EPA, pursuant to state \Superfund\ law, directing insured to remediate pollution allegedly caused by its fertilizer and pesticide business, did not constitute \suit\ within meaning of comprehensive general liability (CGL
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Judges: Brown, Kennard
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