Insurance
Jul. 14, 2009
Defensive Plays
A recent appellate court decision will likely result in more insurance coverage disputes in mixed actions where some claims are potentially covered, some not, writes Joan M. Cotkin.
FOCUS COLUMN
By Joan Cotkin In a recent California Appellate court decision, State Farm General Insurance Company v. Mimin Mintarsih, 2009 DJDAR 9471, 2nd District Justice Walter Croskey wrote an opinion that epitomizes the maxim that bad facts make for bad law, or at least in this case, confusing law. In the underlying case, the insureds, Dennis and Dina Lam, were very unlovely people who were accused of imprisoning a domestic servant, Mim...
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