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California Supreme Court

Nov. 3, 2011

Important insurance recovery case before state justices

The state Supreme Court is poised to answer the question of whether policyholders can "stack" insurance policies by collecting the maximum coverage on each policy each year.


By Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Insurance lawyer Roger W. Simpson recalls a long-ago state Supreme Court oral argument in which Justice Joyce L. Kennard pointedly asked him his views on the arcane but important issue of insurance "stacking."


Stacking is the term used to describe when a policyholder carries multiple policies and files a claim for damage that occurs over a number of years. The question is whether the policyho...

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