Legal Opinion
New Plumbing Contractors, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1992No. G010671PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WALLIN, J.
In this case we are asked to consider whether an employer who has assigned its subrogation rights to its workers’ compensation insurance carrier has a cause of action against the carrier for negligence or breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing when the carrier does not actively pursue those subrogation rights. We conclude it does not.
New Plumbing Contractors, Inc., appeals a judgment dismissing its complaint against its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., following the trial court’s order sustaining Nationwide’s…
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- Japan Line, Ltd. v. County of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States Liability Insurance v. Haidinger-Hayes, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1970
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