Quackenbush v. Armato, Gaims, Weil, West & Epstein

Opinion

WALLIN, J.

The Insurance Commissioner of the State of California (the Insurance Commissioner) was appointed as the conservator and liquidator of Title U.S.A. Insurance Corporation (Title U.S.A.) in a proceeding brought under section 1010 et seq. of the Insurance Code.1 The Insurance Commissioner filed suit against the law firm of Armato, Gaims, Weil, West & Epstein (Armato) to recover from it money it obtained pursuant to a judgment against Title U.S.A. for unpaid legal fees. The trial court concluded the Orange County Superior Court commissioner who appointed the Insurance Commissioner…