Chrisman v. Superior Court

Opinion

WORK, Acting P. J.

We grant Leroy and Joseph Chrisman’s petition for a writ of prohibition and mandate to prohibit the superior court from requiring a de novo trial of their underinsured motorist claim and to direct the court to confirm an arbitration award obtained on the underinsured motorist claim against their insurer General Accident Insurance Company (General). We hold the state’s statutory scheme guarantees insureds who incur damages from underinsured motorists the same binding arbitration rights as those available to ««insured motorists pursuant to Insurance Code 1 section…