Legal Opinion

Business to Business Markets, Inc. v. Zurich Specialties London Ltd.

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 10, 2006No. B175388PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RUBIN, J.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In July 2000, appellant Business to Business Markets, Inc., also known as “B2B,” hired Tricon Infotech, an Indian software company, to write a custom-made computer program for B2B’s business.. One term of their contract obligated Tricon to carry an errors and omissions insurance policy to compensate B2B if Tricon failed to deliver the promised software.

B2B thereafter contacted Hoyla, a retail insurance broker. B2B informed Hoyla of Tricon’s insurance needs, and told Hoyla that Tricon was based in India. Hoyla contacted respondent Professional…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Blank v. KirwanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Biakanja v. IrvingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Bily v. Arthur Young & Co.California Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Christensen v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Harper v. Wausau InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. Hollingsworth v. Lincoln General Ins. CA2/5California Court of Appeal · 2013

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