Legal Opinion
Bouton v. USAA Casualty Insurance
California Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 2008No. S149851; No. S149847PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORENO, J.
Insurance Code section 11580.2 requires insurers to provide coverage for bodily injury or wrongful death caused by uninsured motorists. Subdivision (f) of this statute provides that if the insurer and the insured cannot agree whether the insured is legally entitled to recover damages from an uninsured motorist and the amount of such damages, those issues shall be determined by arbitration. (Ins. Code, § 11580.2, subd. (f).)
We granted review in these consolidated cases to decide two related issues. The insurer in Bouton v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company opposed a demand for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Moncharsh v. Heily & BlaseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Freeman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Quintano v. Mercury Casualty Co.California Supreme Court · 1995
- Orpustan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Van Tassel v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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