RECENT CALIFORNIA DECISIONS

November 2005

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California Supreme Court Addresses Landfill Liability for Water Quality Impacts: If No Damage Award, then No Indemnity
County of San Diego v. Ace Property & Casualty Insurance Co., ___Cal.4th___

On August 29, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion deciding an important insurance matter that also affects water quality issues: whether a nonstandard excess third-party liability insurance policy held by the County of San Diego should pay for county expenses incurred when obeying an administrative order to remediate pollution, and for related third-party damage claim settlements.