Legal Opinion
Romano v. Mercury Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 27, 2005No. G033796PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SILLS, P. J.
Background
While driving a 1995 Pontiac Firebird, Katherine Romano was rear-ended by a Toyota Camry driven by Alex Perez, who at the time was insured by a Pennsylvania insurance company (Legion Insurance Company) in financial trouble. The accident occurred in September 2001 and within six months a court in Pennsylvania put the Pennsylvania insurer into “rehabilitation.” While the court order of “rehabilitation” was expressly not a “declaration of insolvency” such as would “activate” Pennsylvania’s or any other state’s insurance guaranty laws, 1 the order nevertheless made…
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