Legal Opinion
La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. v. Industrial Indemnity Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 1994No. S036170PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARABIAN, J.
This case presents a convergence of two distinct but related areas of law: insurance and workers’ compensation. In particular, we determine whether a workers’ compensation insurer has a duty to defend a former employee’s civil suit alleging wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We conclude that no reasonable construction of the workers’ compensation insurance contract provides coverage for such a suit, and hence there is no duty to defend. We therefore reverse the Court of Appeal.
I. Facts and Procedural Background
The Underlying Action
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