Legal Opinion
Aurora S.A. v. Poizner
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 8, 2011No. A129971PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JONES, P. J.
Aurora S.A. appeals from a judgment denying its petition for writ of mandate. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1085.) Aurora S.A. contends the trial court erred when it ruled California’s Insurance Commissioner correctly declined to approve its sale of an insurance company to a different insurance company. We conclude the court’s ruling is well supported and will affirm.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
The dispute in this case is yet another aspect of the dizzyingly complex and heavily litigated failure of the Executive Life Insurance Company (ELIC).1
In 1991, ELIC failed.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Griset v. Fair Political Practices CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Unemployment Insurance Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
- Quackenbush v. Aurora National Life Assurance Co.California Court of Appeal · 1995
- California v. Altus Finance S.A.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Schwartz v. PoiznerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Martin v. PacifiCare of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- White v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014