California Panel Affirms Ruling In Equitable Contribution Suit Between Insurers

(November 8, 2023, 8:53 AM EST) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California appeals panel held that the undisputed evidence establishes that insureds knew that “bodily injury” and “property damage” asserted in an underlying complaint occurred before the inception of a defendant commercial general liability insurer’s policy period, affirming a lower court’s judgment in favor of the defendant CGL insurer in an equitable contribution lawsuit brought by another CGL insurer....