Legal Opinion
Insurance Co. of North America v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 30, 1980No. Civ. 59291PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, Acting P. J.
Insurance Company of North America (INA), a casualty insurer, seeks a writ of prohibition against the superi- or court to preserve the confidentiality of its attorney-client communications against discovery by GAP Corporation (GAP). INA is a defendant in a superior court action brought by GAP against INA, INA Corporation, INA Financial Corporation, and others, seeking declaratory and other relief with respect to liability insurance coverage for asbestos-related claims.
In the INA group of affiliated companies, INA Corporation is the parent holding company, and INA…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City & County of San Francisco v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1974
- Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. v. Honorable Bernard M. Decker, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- D. I. Chadbourne, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- People v. CastielCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Chandler v. DentonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Oxy Resources California LLC v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
- Zurich American Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
- Roberts v. Carrier Corp.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1985
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