Western Heritage Insurance v. Superior Court

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

In this case, petitioner, Western Heritage Insurance Company (Western Heritage), provided a defense to its insured, a commercial provider of home health care services, in an action for damages resulting from an automobile accident. The claim arose from an accident in which the insured’s employee drove in an allegedly negligent manner and plaintiffs’ decedent, her passenger, was injured. In addition to allegations that the insured’s employee negligently caused the accident, it is also claimed that she failed to seek or obtain medical treatment for the decedent following the…