Legal Opinion
Bob Parrett Construction, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 27, 2006No. B188345PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL, J.
The employees of two corporations were charged and convicted of defrauding the United States government. The corporations, which were not charged with any crimes but were potentially liable for common law tort damages and civil fines, settled their claims (one for $1 million, the other for $200,000) and obtained releases from the United States. One corporation then sued the other for indemnity and damages, which resulted in the defendant corporation’s motion for a determination that its $200,000 settlement was made in good faith and thus barred the other corporation’s claims.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Evangelatos v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Patricia A. Johnson v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- United States v. John A. O'connell, Jr., Appeal of St. Augustine Trawler, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Intrieri v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
- United States v. John M. Purdy, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by3 opinions
- PacifiCare of California v. Bright Medical Associates, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2011
- Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- In re WorldCom, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2007