Insurance,
California Supreme Court,
California Courts of Appeal
Sep. 7, 2017
Punitive damages for failing to defend developer
The California Court of Appeal recently affirmed in part a punitive damages award arising out of an insurer’s bad faith in refusing to defend a developer/
Roger C. Haerr
Law Office of Roger C. Haerrreal estate and construction law
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Univ of San Diego Law School
Roger practices real estate and construction law and founded his own law office in 2014 after practicing over 25 years’ with Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps.
The California Court of Appeal recently affirmed in part and reversed in part a $1.4 million judgment for compensatory and punitive damages and attorney fees arising out of an insurer's bad faith in refusing to defend a developer based on additional insured endorsements issued to its subcontractors. Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co., 2017 DJDAR 8507 (Aug. 31, 2017). The court held that AIE's issued by American Safety Indemni...
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