Compulink Management Center, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

Opinion

ZELON, J.

Respondent Compulink Management Center, Inc. (Compulink), brought an action against its insurer, appellant St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (St. Paul), for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. In its complaint, Compulink contended that St. Paul failed to comply with its duty to defend Compulink in a third party suit. St. Paul petitioned the trial court to compel arbitration of the action pursuant to Civil Code section 2860, subdivision (c). The trial court denied St. Paul’s petition in its entirety on the grounds that…