Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. LaPore
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 29, 1991No. C 90-20620 JWPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING ALLSTATE’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
WARE, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
By the instant motion for judgment on the pleadings, Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”) seeks a declaration that it has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured, Lisa LaPore, in a defamation action filed in state court by Mark Jozwiak. Allstate contends that (1) the policy only covers “accidents,” and defamatory statements may not be accidentally uttered; and (2) the policy only covers “bodily injury” and “property damage,” and defamation damages do not constitute either one. Good cause…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Royal Globe Insurance v. WhitakerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
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