Business to Business Markets, Inc. v. Zurich Specialties London Ltd.
California Court of Appeal
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…
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