Waiver Provision Bars Insurer’s Equitable Subrogation Claim, California Panel Says

(October 5, 2023, 2:38 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) in an insurer’s equitable subrogation lawsuit alleging that a wildfire that resulted in $25 million in paid claims was the sole result of SCE’s negligence, finding that the subcontract’s waiver provision barred the insurer’s claims....