{"id":893855,"date":"2018-03-28T14:18:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T20:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=893855"},"modified":"2018-03-28T14:18:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T20:18:16","slug":"ca-supreme-court-set-rule-important-occurrence-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/ca-supreme-court-set-rule-important-occurrence-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"CA Supreme Court Set to Rule on Important Occurrence Issue Certified by Ninth Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>William S. Bennett | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdvlaw.com\/ca-supreme-court-set-rule-important-occurrence-issue-certified-ninth-circuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saxe Doernberger &amp; Vita PC<\/a> | March 9, 2018<\/p>\n<p>The California Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments over whether an insurer is required to cover allegations that a builder negligently failed to supervise an employee who sexually assaulted a middle school student while working at the student\u2019s school. The question was originally certified to the California Supreme Court by the Ninth Circuit in 2016, but nothing happened until the court heard arguments on March 6, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The case is\u00a0<em>Liberty Surplus Ins. Co. v. Ledesma &amp; Meyer Construction Co.<\/em>, docket no. S236765. \u00a0Ledesma &amp; Meyer Construction (\u201cL&amp;M\u201d) contracted with the San Bernadino County School District to complete work on a middle school. Allegations arose that a project assistant, who is also a registered sex offender, molested a 13-year-old girl at the school. The victim prevailed on claims against L&amp;M, including negligent hiring and supervision. L&amp;M tendered the claim to Liberty, which denied the claim contending that there was no occurrence under the policy.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u00a0<em>Ledesma &amp; Meyer<\/em>\u00a0case addresses an important coverage question on its own, the court has indicated that it may have even broader consequences. Also before the California Supreme Court is the review of a California Appellate Court ruling that a pharmaceutical company\u2019s misleading marketing of opioid painkillers, allegedly leading to the nation\u2019s opioid epidemic, was intentional and, therefore, not an occurrence.\u00a0<em>Travelers Property Cas. Co. of America v. Actavis, Inc.<\/em>, docket no. S245867. The Supreme Court indicated that it will take up the appeal of the Appellate Court\u2019s ruling but issued a hold on briefing in the case pending resolution of the\u00a0<em>Ledesma &amp; Meyer<\/em>\u00a0matter.<\/p>\n<p>The common thread between\u00a0<em>Ledesma &amp; Meyer<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Actavis<\/em>\u00a0appears to be the question of whether intentional conduct by a policyholder that leads to unintentional consequences constitutes an occurrence in a liability policy. This issue has broad consequences for any policyholder with the potential for a coverage dispute in California. SDV will monitor these cases and issue additional updates when the rulings are issued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William S. Bennett | Saxe Doernberger &amp; Vita PC | March 9, 2018 The California Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments over whether an insurer is required to cover allegations that a builder negligently failed to supervise an employee who sexually assaulted a middle school student while working at the student\u2019s school. 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