Judge: City Is Not Entitled To Independent Counsel In Sewer Backup Coverage Suit

Mealey's (January 10, 2018, 12:30 PM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California federal judge on Dec. 18 denied the city of Laguna Beach’s motion for partial summary judgment but granted its motion for partial stay in a coverage dispute over damages arising from an April 26, 2016, sewer backup (Tokio Marine Specialty Insurance Company v. Laguna Beach, No. 17-00277, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212828)....