Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Huizar
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 10, 2002No. 01SC9PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Coats
Allstate Insurance Company petitioned for review of the judgment of the court of appeals in Huizar v. Allstate Insurance Co., 32 P.3d 540 (Colo.App.2001) (Huizar II), affirming an award of attorney fees in favor of (Horia Huizar. The district court awarded attorney fees for Huizar's successful challenge to a provision of the insurance contract that allowed Allstate to litigate de novo the same issues that had already been resolved by arbitration. The court of appeals found that an award of attorney fees was permitted by the express terms of the contract and, in any event, by the public policy…
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