Legal Opinion
Abelson v. National Union Fire Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 1994No. A053939PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ANDERSON, P. J.
I. Introduction
A. Background
This is an appeal and cross-appeal from the second multimillion dollar judgment rendered in bad faith actions brought by investors in Technical Equities Corporation (Technical Equities) against National Union, 1 the company’s primary insurance carrier. Respondents and cross-appellants herein are the plaintiff-investors in what has become known as the Abelson actions (hereafter, plaintiffs or Abelson plaintiffs).
Technical Equities was a diversified financial services company which offered an array of investment services. Following its financial…
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