Bialo v. Western Mutual Insurance

Opinion

ORTEGA, J.

Ari and Flora Bialo appeal from the summary judgment dismissing their first party insurance bad faith case against Western Mutual Insurance Company (Western), their homeowners insurer during the Northridge earthquake. The case arose from Northridge earthquake damage to the Bialos’ home. Western obtained summary judgment solely on statute of limitations grounds. Specifically, the case involves the applicability of newly enacted Code of Civil Procedure section 340.9 (Stats. 2000, ch. 1090, § 1), which extends the limitations period for some Northridge-related cases. (All…