Jaffe v. Cranford Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the civil relief posited in Jaffe would involve the return of “funds overpa[i]d” by Medi-Cal
• stating in criminal proceedings, “[t]he defendant is asked to return something he wrongfully received; he is not asked to compensate the plaintiff for injury suffered as a result of his conduct.”
• no duty of malpractice insurer to defend psychiatrist in criminal fraud and theft case regarding Medi-Cal payments
• “ ‘[damages’ describes a payment made to compensate a party for injuries suffered”; criminal actions do not seek damages
• where “the defendant is required to restore to the plaintiff that which was wrongfully acquired,” the award is uninsurable restitution
• “ ‘Damages’ describes a payment made to compensate a party for injuries suffered”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).