Legal Opinion
Vega v. Western Employers Insurance Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 31, 1985No. G001160PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSBY, J.
We are once again asked to hold as a matter of law that the general release of an insurance carrier from “any and all claims” executed following a postjudgment settlement of a personal injury action extends to actions brought against the insurer for unfair practices pursuant to Insurance Code section 790.03. Again we decline.
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Manuel S. Vega, Jr., was injured in an August 1975 truck accident. He brought a personal injury action which yielded a jury award of $240,000. Defendants filed an appeal. But Vega settled with their carrier, Western Employers Insurance Company, for…
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