Legal Opinion
James 3 Corp. v. Truck Insurance Exchange
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 23, 2001No. H020687PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WUNDERLICH, J.
James 3 Corporation and its president, James R. Stanclift, were sued by a competitor in federal court. They tendered the defense of the lawsuit to their business liability insurer, Truck Insurance Exchange (Truck), which accepted the tender subject to a reservation of rights. Truck then retained counsel to provide the insureds with a defense. The insureds objected to being represented by retained defense counsel and, citing an alleged conflict of interest, demanded that Truck allow them to choose their own counsel. Truck refused, and the insureds filed the instant…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Lysick v. WalcomCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Golden Eagle Insurance v. Foremost InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
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