Davaloo v. State Farm Insurance

Opinion

PERLUSS, P. J.

Code of Civil Procedure section 340.9 1 revives certain time-barred claims for policy benefits against insurers for losses caused by the January 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake and provides a cause of action on such a claim may be commenced within one year of the statute’s January 1, 2001 effective date. On December 31, 2001, at the end of section 340.9’s revival period, the insureds in the instant coordinated cases, Homie Davaloo and Maurice and Suzie Abdel-Messih, filed complaints against State Farm Insurance Company purporting to seek relief for alleged damage to their…