Judge Rejects 2 Equitable Apportionment Methods In Dispute Over ‘Moonlight Fire’

Mealey's (May 30, 2017, 12:22 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on May 22 found that neither the "policy limits" approach nor the “relative fault” analysis is an appropriate equitable apportionment method in a coverage dispute arising from damage caused by the September 2007 “Moonlight Fire” in California (American States Insurance Co. v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, No. 12-01489, E.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79103)....