Legal Opinion
Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 15, 2005No. B176030PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUBIN, J.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange (the Church) has been sued by numerous persons claiming they were the victims of childhood sexual abuse by various priests. Petitioners are the Church’s liability insurers. They seek to vacate a written order by a settlement judge purporting to: (1) determine the good faith settlement value of the cases; (2) preclude the insurers from declaring a forfeiture of coverage should the Church settle without their consent; and (3) provide evidence of the insurers’ bad faith for future use. As set forth below, we grant the petition because the…
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