Legal Opinion
Calfarm Insurance v. Krusiewicz
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 2005No. G033867PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FYBEL, J.—
Introduction
CalFarm Insurance Company (CalFarm) appeals from a punitive damage award of $1,457,080 in favor of Tadeusz and Betty Krusiewicz (the Krusiewiczes) and a declaratory judgment holding CalFarm was obligated to pay the full amount of a binding arbitration award against CalFarm’s insured. The Krusiewiczes are not CalFarm’s insureds. Rather, the Krusiewiczes sued CalFarm for failing to pay a judgment they secured against Laynescape, Inc. (Laynescape), which constructed retaining walls on the Krusiewiczes’ property. Laynescape failed to properly seal the retaining walls,…
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