Parties Agree On Jury Trial Date For Coverage Case Over $16.8M Settlement

Mealey's (December 16, 2020, 1:05 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — Taking into consideration the uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, a joint powers authority for municipalities, an excess insurer and a reinsurer tell a California federal judge on Dec. 14 that they agreed to a September jury trial set in their dispute over a $16.8 million settlement for an accident between two fire departments (StarStone National Insurance Company v. Independent Cities Risk Management Authority, et al., No. 19-1130, C.D. Calif.)....