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California Courts of Appeal

Mar. 25, 2010

Insurer Can Defend Against Collusion

In a win for insurance companies, an appellate panel found that insurance carriers can take steps to protect their interests if their client undermines the company's defense in court.

By Catherine Ho

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - In a win for insurance companies, an appellate panel found that insurance carriers can take steps to protect their interests if their client undermines the company's defense in court.

The opinion, published Monday by Division Three of the Second Appellate District, "makes clear an insurer providing defense to the insured has rights to protect its own interests, a...

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