Recent State Decisions

April 2001

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Insurance Company Has No Duty to Defend Policyholder where Alleged Misconduct Occurred outside the Coverage Period
Buena Vista Mines, Inc. V. Industrial Indem. Co.

In an opinion filed on February 28, 2001, a California Court of Appeal ruled that insurance companies had no duty to defend a policyholder where the misconduct alleged in an underlying lawsuit occurred outside the effective dates of the policy, even though the underlying allegations were arguably ambiguous with respect to the timing of the misconduct.