Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania Health & Life Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 10, 1994No. D018453PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NARES, J.
—Plaintiff Kathleen A. Laughlin (Kathleen) brought this action against petitioner Pennsylvania Health & Life Insurance Guaranty Association (PHLIGA) and others,1 seeking to recover as a beneficiary of her deceased husband David Laughlin’s (David) life insurance policy issued by a Pennsylvania insurance company which later became insolvent. PHLIGA seeks a writ of mandate directing the respondent court to grant PHLIGA’s motion to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction. Because PHLIGA does not have minimum contacts with California, did not consent to be sued…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by18 opinions
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