W.C. Richards Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In a declaratory judgment action, plaintiff W.C. Richards Company, Inc., the insured, appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, the insurer, and finding that defendant did not owe plaintiff a duty to defend relating to certain environmental issues. The issue on appeal is whether, under California law, the defendant insurer had a duty to defend the plaintiff insured in a matter initiated by a state environmental regulatory agency, i.e., the California Regional Water…