Legal Opinion
Ameron Internat. Corp. v. Insurance Co. of State of Pennsylvania
California Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 2010No. S153852PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
This court has defined the term “suit” in a comprehensive general liability (CGL) insurance policy as “a court proceeding initiated by the filing of a complaint.” (Foster-Gardner, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. (1998) 18 Cal.4th 857, 887 [77 Cal.Rptr.2d 107, 959 P.2d 265] (Foster-Gardner).) Foster-Gardner declined to include an environmental agency’s pollution remediation order in that definition, and so we found the insured business was not entitled to coverage under its CGL policy for its cleanup liability. (Id. at pp. 860-861, 864.) Here, in a case involving numerous…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1995
- AIU Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Foster-Gardner, Inc. v. National Union Fire InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
- Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London v. Superior Court of Los Angeles CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Deerpoint Grp., Inc. v. Agrigenix, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2018
- Ameron Internat. Corp. v. Insurance Co. of State of PennsylvaniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
- Continental Casualty Co. v. North American Capacity InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Hovannisian v. First Am. Title Ins. Co., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- Gaylord v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2011
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