Legal Opinion
Health Net, Inc. v. Rli Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 2012No. B224884; No. B240833PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, Acting P. J.
In this insurance coverage dispute, Health Net, Inc. (HN-INC), brought suit against four of its insurers (one primary and three excess carriers) seeking a declaratory judgment that the insurers had a duty to defend and indemnify it in over 20 underlying actions. The parties, however, directed their attention to two specific underlying actions, as the amount of indemnity sought in those actions would far exceed the combined policy limits of the defendant insurers. Relying on a policy exclusion for dishonest acts, the trial court granted summary adjudication to the…
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