Civil Litigation,
Insurance,
California Supreme Court
Jun. 5, 2018
Broad high court ruling is a win for insureds
The state high court issued a decision on Monday that examines what “occurrence” means in a commercial general liability policy.





Kirk A. Pasich
Partner and Co-Leader of the Insurance Recovery Group
McGuireWoods LLP
Phone: (310) 956-3462
Email: kpasich@mcguirewoods.com
Loyola Law School
On Monday, the California Supreme Court rendered its decision in the Liberty Surplus Insurance Corp. v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction Co., 2018 DJDAR ___. In Liberty, the court addressed the question certified by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: "When a third party sues an employer for the negligent hiring, retention, and supervision of an employee who intentionally injured that third party, does the sui...
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