Legal Opinion
Marselis v. Allstate Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 29, 2004No. A100860, A101787, A102439PublishedCited by 8 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARRILLI, J.
The statute of limitations for actions on insurance claims is equitably tolled from the time the insured notifies the insurer of the claim until coverage is denied. (Prudential-LMI Com. Insurance v. Superior Court (1990) 51 Cal.3d 674, 693 [274 Cal.Rptr. 387, 798 P.2d 1230] (Prudential-LMI).) In the case before us, an insured contends the tolling rule applies even when a claim is paid, unless the insurer gives the insured an unequivocal written statement that the claim is closed. We reject this effort to extend the rule stated in Prudential-LMI. No court has endorsed such…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Prudential-LMI Commercial Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Peloso v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Vito Campanelli Peggy Campanelli John Caudillo Barbara Caudillo Neil Damrow Gayle Damrow Nancy Durrant Garfield Ecung Debra Ecung George Giakoumakis Mary Lou Giakoumakis Donald Huner Tommie Jenkins Carrie Jenkins Brenda Kalosh Donald Menck Florence Menck Cheryl Mondheim William Noah Terry Noah Roy Rosenblatt Lorraine Rosenblatt Darla Severn Loyal Smith Mildred Stafford Marilyn Taber, and James House Pat House v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, and Shadowbrook Design Group, Inc., a California Corporation W.S.C., a California Corporation, Dba Western States Construction, Dba Western States Geotechnical, AKA Western States Companies, Vito Campanelli Peggy Campanelli John Caudillo Barbara Caudillo Neil Damrow Gayle Damrow Nancy Durrant Garfield Ecung Debra Ecung George Giakoumakis Mary Lou Giakoumakis James House Pat House Donald Huner Tommie Jenkins Carrie Jenkins Brenda Kalosh Donald Menck Florence Menck William Noah Terry Noah Roy Rosenblatt Lorraine Rosenblatt Darla Severn Loyal Smith Mildred Stafford Marilyn Taber, and Cheryl Mondheim v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, and Shadowbrook Design Group, Inc., a California Corporation W.S.C., a California Corporation, Dba Western States Construction, Dba Western States Geotechnical, AKA Western States Companies, Vito Campanelli Peggy Campanelli John Caudillo Barbara Caudillo Neil Damrow Gayle Damrow Nancy Durrant Garfield Ecung Debra Ecung James House Pat House Tommie Jenkins Carrie Jenkins Brenda Kalosh Donald Menck Florence Menck Cheryl Mondheim William Noah Terry Noah Roy Rosenblatt Lorraine Rosenblatt Darla Severn Loyal Smith Mildred Stafford Marilyn Taber Donald Huber, and George Giakoumakis Mary Lou Giakoumakis v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, Vito Campanelli Peggy Campanelli John Caudillo Barbara Caudillo Neil Damrow Gayle Damrow Nancy Durrant Garfield Ecung Debra Ecung George Giakoumakis Mary Lou Giakoumakis James House Pat House Donald Huner Tommie Jenkins Carrie Jenkins Brenda Kalosh Donald Menck Florence Menck Cheryl Mondheim Roy Rosenblatt Lorraine Rosenblatt Darla Severn Loyal Smith Mildred Stafford Marilyn Taber, and William Noah, Terry Noah v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, and Shadowbrook Design Group, Inc., a California Corporation W.S.C., a California Corporation, Dba Western States Construction, Dba Western States Geotechnical, AKA Western States CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Aliberti v. Allstate InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
- Campanelli v. Allstate Ins. Co.District Court, C.D. California · 2000
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