Graham C. Mills | Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP A recent decision by the Court of Appeal, Valley Crest Landscape Development, Inc. v. Mission Pools of Escondido (2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 468, reinforces the right of a general contractor to defense and indemnity by a subcontractor when the parties have contractually allocated risk to the subcontractor. To… Continue reading #2 – Subcontractor must Pay for General Contractor Defense, Including its Litigation Mistakes, after Ignoring General Contractor’s Tender Under Express Indemnity Provision
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California Court Confirms that any “Potentially Covered” Loss Triggers the Duty to Defend
Gabe Weaver | Ball Janik | August 10, 2015 When threatened with a lawsuit, an insured’s first call is often to his or her insurer, asking the insurer to hire lawyers to defend the lawsuit. All too often the insurer’s initial response is that the claim is not covered for one reason or another. At… Continue reading California Court Confirms that any “Potentially Covered” Loss Triggers the Duty to Defend