On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Jul 25, 2010 | Duty to Defend, Firm News
The Thursday July 17, 2010 edition of the San Francisco Daily Journal featured my article, entitled “The Continuous Injury Trigger: A Cat-and-Mouse Game,” in the Perspective column. It explains a recent case from the California 4th Appellate District which rejected a...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Apr 19, 2010 | Case Updates, Duty to Defend, Firm News
In a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held, for the first time under California law, that patent infringement can be covered as a “misappropriation of advertising ideas” under the advertising injury coverage of a general liability policy,...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Apr 15, 2010 | Case Updates, Duty to Defend, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, News
In an article appearing in the April 12, 2010 editions of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals, I discuss the impact of the California Fourth Appellate District’s Intergulf Development, LLC. v. Superior Court (Interstate Fire & Casualty Company). Here...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Mar 12, 2010 | Case Updates, Duty to Defend, Firm News, News
When multiple insurers share the same defense obligation, the defense costs are typically allocated equally. When an insurance company refuses to defend, those insurers which do contribute to the defense may seek contribution from the insurer(s) that do not. ...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Feb 2, 2010 | Duty to Defend, Firm News, News
When a liability insurer wishes to avoid all coverage obligations with respect to a claim against its insured, it will sometimes file a declaratory relief action requesting a ruling that it has no duty to defend or indemnify the insured. If the insurer files for such...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Dec 26, 2009 | Case Updates, Duty to Defend, Firm News, News
In Amer. States Ins. v. Progressive Casualty Ins., 180 Cal. App. 4th 18 (2009), the California Court of Appeal addressed the “peculiar risk” doctrine in the context of an insurer’s duty to defend. Victor Meza was a self-employed truck driver who was hired by Western...
